C7521 HCPCS Level II code: Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography with right heart…
C7521 is the HCPCS code for “Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography with right heart catheterization with endoluminal imaging of…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
C7521Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography with right heart catheterization with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report
Short description: R hrt angio w/ ivus or oct
HCPCS · United States
Notes for C7521
As CMS prints them, with any note C7521 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0229: THESE CODES ARE USED ONLY UNDER THE ASC PAYMENT SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2023 OPPS/ASC FINAL RULE AND THE DISCUSSION ON THE ASC SPECIAL PAYMENT POLICY FOR OPPS COMPLEXITY-ADJUSTED C-APCs FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with C7521 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs
- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Type of service
- Surgery
- BETOS category
- Major procedure, cardiovascular-Other
- Added
- Jan 1, 2023
Where C7521 sits
- 1C codesOutpatient prospective payment system
- 2Active code C7521Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography with right heart catheterization with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report
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 C7521 mean?
C7521 is the HCPCS code for “Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography with right heart catheterization with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover C7521?
CMS lists C7521’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs”. 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.
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