A9700 HCPCS Level II code: Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study
A9700 is the HCPCS code for “Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A9700Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study
Short description: Echocardiography contrast
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A9700 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Other carrier priced
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Standard imaging - nuclear medicine
- Added
- Jan 1, 2001
Where A9700 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A9700Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code A9700 mean?
A9700 is the HCPCS code for “Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A9700?
CMS lists A9700’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Other carrier priced”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside A9700
All A codesA9613Piflufolastat f 18 (pylarify truvu), diagnostic, 1 millicurieA9615Injection, pegulicianine, 1 mgA9616Gallium ga-68 gozetotide (gozellix), diagnostic, 1 millicurieA9697Injection, carboxydextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide, per study doseA9698Non-radioactive contrast imaging material, not otherwise classified, per studyA9699Radiopharmaceutical, therapeutic, not otherwise classifiedA9800Gallium ga-68 gozetotide, diagnostic, (locametz), 1 millicurieA9900Miscellaneous dme supply, accessory, and/or service component of another hcpcs codeA9901Dme delivery, set up, and/or dispensing service component of another hcpcs codeA9999Miscellaneous dme supply or accessory, not otherwise specified