A9542 In111 ibritumomab, dx
What A9542 is
Indium in-111 ibritumomab tiuxetan, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the A codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for A9542 (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.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps A9542 at 1 unit 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: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
A9542 is bundled into these codes
A9542 appears as a Column 2 code in 7 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, A9542 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
78195 | Lymph system imaging | 0 | Check pair |
78300 | Bone imaging limited area | 0 | Check pair |
78305 | Bone imaging multiple areas | 0 | Check pair |
78315 | Bone imaging 3 phase | 0 | Check pair |
78452 | Ht muscle image spect mult | 0 | Check pair |
78630 | Cerebrospinal fluid scan | 0 | Check pair |
78709 | K flow/funct image multiple | 0 | Check 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.