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HCPCS code A9512: Tc-99m pertechnetate, per millicurie2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Technetium-99m pertechnetate is a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical reported per millicurie for nuclear medicine imaging of the thyroid, salivary glands, or ectopic gastric mucosa.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities2.6K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · A9512

Tc-99m pertechnetate, per millicurie

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What A9512 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What A9512 covers

Technetium-99m pertechnetate is a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical used in nuclear medicine imaging. It is taken up by the thyroid, salivary glands, and gastric mucosa; typical studies include thyroid or salivary gland imaging and evaluation for ectopic gastric mucosa, such as a Meckel diverticulum. Nuclear medicine teams administer the agent, commonly by intravenous injection. The radiopharmaceutical line identifies the drug and dose, while the imaging procedure is reported under its applicable procedure code.

A9512 is reported per millicurie: one unit represents 1 mCi of technetium-99m pertechnetate. Medicare assigns it Physician Fee Schedule status C, or carrier priced. The Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim; HCPCS pricing also assigns payment to other contractor pricing. Coverage is left to the Medicare contractor’s judgment.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where A9512 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

A9512 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

A9512 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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A9512 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the A9512 rate is calculated

Each of A9512’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · A9512

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for A9512

A9512 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · A9512

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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A9512 isn’t priced in this setting.

A9512 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • A9512

    Tc-99m pertechnetate, per millicurie0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • A9509

    Iodine I-123, per millicurie0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • A9516

    Iodine-123 sodium iodide, per 100 microcuries0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 78014

    Thyroid scan, quantitative uptake measurement0.49 wRVU

    $210.76

How to choose

A9509Iodine I-123Per millicurie
A9509 identifies iodine-123 sodium iodide billed per millicurie. A9512 identifies technetium-99m pertechnetate billed per millicurie; use the code for the agent administered.
A9516Iodine-123 sodium iodidePer 100 microcuries
A9516 identifies iodine-123 sodium iodide billed per microcurie. A9512 identifies technetium-99m pertechnetate billed per millicurie.
78014Thyroid scanQuantitative uptake measurement
78014 reports thyroid imaging with uptake measurement. A9512 reports the technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical dose, not the imaging service.

Codes related to A9512

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to A9512
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
A9509Iodine I-123, per millicurieIodine-123 sodium iodide, billed per millicurie, is an alternative diagnostic radiopharmaceutical.No office rate
A9516Iodine-123 sodium iodide, per 100 microcuriesIdentifies iodine-123 sodium iodide billed per microcurie rather than technetium-99m pertechnetate.No office rate
Often billed with
78013Thyroid imaging, with blood-flow imagingThyroid imaging procedure that may accompany the radiopharmaceutical when performed.$143.72–$233.87
78014Thyroid scan, quantitative uptake measurementThyroid imaging with uptake measurement that may accompany the radiopharmaceutical.$182.55–$296.36

A9512 billing questions

What does one unit of A9512 represent?

One unit represents 1 mCi of technetium-99m pertechnetate. Report units based on the administered dose documented in millicuries.

When is A9512 used instead of an iodine-123 sodium iodide code?

A9512 identifies technetium-99m pertechnetate. A9509 and A9516 identify iodine-123 sodium iodide, billed per millicurie and per microcurie, respectively; select the code matching the agent and unit amount.

Does A9512 represent the imaging procedure?

No. A9512 identifies the radiopharmaceutical and its dose. Thyroid imaging services may be reported with the applicable procedure code, such as 78013 or 78014.

How does Medicare price A9512?

Its Physician Fee Schedule status is C, or carrier priced. The Medicare contractor sets payment for each claim, and coverage is left to that contractor’s judgment.

What dose documentation supports the units?

Document the radiopharmaceutical’s identity and the administered dose in millicuries so the A9512 units reflect the dose given.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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