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A9532 I125 serum albumin, dx

What A9532 is

Iodine i-125 serum albumin, diagnostic, per 5 microcuries

HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the A codes page for the full section.

Medicare payment for A9532 (CY2026)

This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Carrier-priced - the Medicare contractor sets the price. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps A9532 at 10 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Prescribing Information. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

A9532 is bundled into these codes

A9532 appears as a Column 2 code in 5 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, A9532 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
78120Red cell mass single0Check pair
78579Lung ventilation imaging0Check pair
78580Lung perfusion imaging0Check pair
78582Lung ventilat&perfus imaging0Check pair
78725Kidney function study0Check pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.