C9407 — Iodine i-131 iobenguane, diagnostic, 1 millicurie
C9407 is a HCPCS Level II code for iodine i-131 iobenguane, diagnostic, 1 millicurie. It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. It was terminated on December 31, 2019 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated C9407 on December 31, 2019. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for C9407
- Long descriptor
- Iodine i-131 iobenguane, diagnostic, 1 millicurie
- Short descriptor
- Iodine i-131 iobenguane, dx
- Added
- January 1, 2019
- Terminated
- December 31, 2019
- BETOS
- I1E
- 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Statute.
Codes adjacent to C9407
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C9407 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- C9358Dermal substitute, native, non-denatured collagen, fetal bovine origin (surgimend collagen matrix), per 0.5 square centimeters
- C9359Porous purified collagen matrix bone void filler (integra mozaik osteoconductive scaffold putty, integra os osteoconductive scaffold putty), per 0.5 cc
- C9360Dermal substitute, native, non-denatured collagen, neonatal bovine origin (surgimend collagen matrix), per 0.5 square centimeters
- C9361Collagen matrix nerve wrap (neuromend collagen nerve wrap), per 0.5 centimeter length
- C9362Porous purified collagen matrix bone void filler (integra mozaik osteoconductive scaffold strip), per 0.5 cc
- C9363Skin substitute, integra meshed bilayer wound matrix, per square centimeter
- C9364Porcine implant, permacol, per square centimeter
- C9399Unclassified drugs or biologicals
- C9408Iodine i-131 iobenguane, therapeutic, 1 millicurieterminated
- C9441Injection, ferric carboxymaltose, 1 mgterminated
- C9442Injection, belinostat, 10 mgterminated
- C9443Injection, dalbavancin, 10 mgterminated
- C9444Injection, oritavancin, 10 mgterminated
- C9445Injection, c-1 esterase inhibitor (recombinant), ruconest, 10 unitsterminated
- C9446Injection, tedizolid phosphate, 1 mgterminated
- C9447Injection, phenylephrine and ketorolac, 4 ml vialterminated
Questions about C9407
What is HCPCS code C9407?
C9407 is a HCPCS Level II code for iodine i-131 iobenguane, diagnostic, 1 millicurie. It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C9407?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C9407 as "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.
Is C9407 still valid?
No. C9407 was terminated on December 31, 2019 and should not be used on new claims.