HCPCS code Q9967: Iodinated contrast, 300–399 mg iodine/mL2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Missouri
Reports each milliliter of low-osmolar iodinated contrast with 300–399 mg iodine/mL used for diagnostic imaging studies.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for Q9967 in Missouri.
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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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 in Missouri
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MO | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MO | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Missouri | Unavailable | Unavailable |
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
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
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.
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.
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