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FDA Approves Ultrasound Contrast Agent Lumason < sup > & reg; < /sup >

< p > On April 4, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration < a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2016/203684s001lbl.pdf" target="_blank" > approved an ultrasound contrast agent known as Lumason < /a > . This agent is approved for use in ultrasonography of the liver for characterization of focal liver lesions in adult and pediatric patients. < /p > < p > Effective January 1, 2016, temporary Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code C9457 ( < a href="https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM9310.pdf" target="_blank" > Lumason contrast agent < /a > ) was replaced by a permanent HCPCS Level II code Q9950 ( < a href="https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM9484.pdf" target="_blank" > Injection, sulfur hexafluoride lipid microspheres, per ml < /a > ). < /p > < p > Given that there are no dedicated ultrasound contrast codes, when a contrast-enhanced ultrasound study of the liver is performed using Lumason, the ultrasound procedure may be reported with CPT code 76705; < em > Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited < /em > , and the injection of contrast reported with code 96374; < em > Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug < /em > . This is similar to longstanding coding guidance regarding the use ...
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