C9176: Tc-99m from domestically produced non-heu mo-99, [minimum 50 percent], full cost recovery add-on, per study dose
C9176 is a HCPCS Level II code for tc-99m from domestically produced non-heu mo-99, [minimum 50 percent], full cost recovery add-on, per study dose. It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q4-Oct. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for C9176
- Long descriptor
- Tc-99m from domestically produced non-heu mo-99, [minimum 50 percent], full cost recovery add-on, per study dose
- Short descriptor
- Dom nonheu tc99m add-on/dose
- Added
- January 1, 2026
- BETOS
- Y1
- Pricing indicator
- 53: 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.
Statute.
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HCPCS has no hierarchy: related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C9176 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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