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HCPCS code Q9967: Iodinated contrast, 300–399 mg iodine/mL2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports each milliliter of low-osmolar iodinated contrast with 300–399 mg iodine/mL used for diagnostic imaging studies.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · Q9967

Iodinated contrast, 300–399 mg iodine/mL

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 Q9967 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 Q9967 covers

Q9967 represents low-osmolar iodinated contrast material in the 300–399 mg iodine-per-milliliter range. Radiology departments, hospitals, and outpatient imaging centers use this contrast for diagnostic studies such as CT and angiographic imaging. The imaging professional selects contrast concentration and volume based on the study and the agent used.

CMS assigns this code physician fee schedule status E, meaning it is excluded from the physician fee schedule. When Medicare covers the item, payment is under another method; CMS classifies it as a Part B drug that is generally paid using the quarterly Average Sales Price drug pricing files. Special Medicare coverage instructions apply. Each unit represents 1 mL of contrast, so report the number of units corresponding to the volume represented on the claim.

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 Q9967 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

Q9967 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

Q9967 rates by state

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

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Q9967 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 Q9967 rate is calculated

Each of Q9967’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 · Q9967

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 Q9967

Q9967 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 · Q9967

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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Q9967 isn’t priced in this setting.

Q9967 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • Q9967

    Iodinated contrast, 300–399 mg iodine/mL0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • Q9966

    Low-osmolar contrast, 200-299 mg iodine/ml0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • Q9951

    Iodinated contrast, low osmolar, 400+ mg/mL0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • Q9963

    Iodinated contrast, 350–399 mg iodine/mL0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

Q9966Low-osmolar contrast200-299 mg iodine/ml
Both represent low-osmolar iodinated contrast, but Q9966 applies to 200–299 mg iodine/mL; Q9967 applies to 300–399 mg iodine/mL.
Q9951Iodinated contrastLow osmolar, 400+ mg/mL
Both are low-osmolar iodinated contrast codes. Q9951 is for concentrations of 400 mg iodine/mL or greater, rather than Q9967’s 300–399 mg iodine/mL range.
Q9963Iodinated contrast350–399 mg iodine/mL
Q9963 represents high-osmolar contrast at 350–399 mg iodine/mL. Q9967 is for low-osmolar contrast in the 300–399 mg iodine/mL range.

Codes related to Q9967

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

Codes related to Q9967
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
Q9965Iodinated contrast, 100–199 mg iodine/mLLow-osmolar iodinated contrast in the 100–199 mg iodine/mL range.No office rate
Q9966Low-osmolar contrast, 200-299 mg iodine/mlLow-osmolar iodinated contrast in the 200–299 mg iodine/mL range.No office rate
Q9951Iodinated contrast, low osmolar, 400+ mg/mLLow-osmolar iodinated contrast at 400 mg iodine/mL or greater.No office rate
Used instead
Q9963Iodinated contrast, 350–399 mg iodine/mLHigh-osmolar contrast in the 350–399 mg iodine/mL range.No office rate

Q9967 billing questions

How is Q9967 distinguished from Q9966?

Q9967 is for low-osmolar contrast with 300–399 mg iodine/mL. Q9966 is for low-osmolar contrast with 200–299 mg iodine/mL.

What does one unit represent?

One unit represents 1 mL. The reported units correspond to the contrast volume represented on the claim.

What does Q9967 identify?

It identifies the contrast material by osmolarity and iodine concentration, rather than identifying the imaging study.

How does Medicare treat Q9967?

CMS assigns status E, excluding it from the physician fee schedule. When covered, it is classified as a Part B drug generally paid using CMS quarterly ASP drug pricing files, and special Medicare coverage instructions apply.

Does the iodine concentration determine which contrast code to report?

Yes. Select the code whose contrast type and iodine concentration range match the material used; Q9967 is for low-osmolar contrast at 300–399 mg iodine/mL.

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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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