A9612 — Injection, fluorescein, 1 mg
A9612 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, fluorescein, 1 mg. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusX
Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for A9612
- Long descriptor
- Injection, fluorescein, 1 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj, fluorescein, 1 mg
- Added
- October 1, 2025
- BETOS
- I1F
- Pricing indicator
- 57 — Other
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Other carrier priced.
Codes adjacent to A9612
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A9612 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A9603Injection, pafolacianine, 0.1 mg
- A9604Samarium sm-153 lexidronam, therapeutic, per treatment dose, up to 150 millicuries
- A9606Radium ra-223 dichloride, therapeutic, per microcurie
- A9607Lutetium lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, therapeutic, 1 millicurie
- A9608Flotufolastat f 18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie
- A9609Fludeoxyglucose f18 up to 15 millicuries
- A9610Xenon xe-129 hyperpolarized gas, diagnostic, per study dose
- A9611Flurpiridaz f 18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie
- A9615Injection, pegulicianine, 1 mg
- A9616Gallium ga-68 gozetotide (gozellix), diagnostic, 1 millicurie
- A9697Injection, carboxydextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide, per study dose
- A9698Non-radioactive contrast imaging material, not otherwise classified, per study
- A9699Radiopharmaceutical, therapeutic, not otherwise classified
- A9700Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study
- A9800Gallium ga-68 gozetotide, diagnostic, (locametz), 1 millicurie
- A9900Miscellaneous dme supply, accessory, and/or service component of another hcpcs code
Questions about A9612
What is HCPCS code A9612?
A9612 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, fluorescein, 1 mg. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A9612?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A9612 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is A9612 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A9612 carries PFS status code X. Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.