HCPCS Level II · Outpatient PPS (temporary codes)
C8927Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for monitoring purposes, including probe placement, real time 2-dimensional image acquisition and interpretation leading to ongoing (continuous) assessment of (dynamically changing) cardiac pumping function and to therapeutic measures on an immediate time basis
Source: CMS HCPCS quarterly update, October 2026. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About C8927
C8927 is an HCPCS Level II code in the C series (outpatient PPS (temporary codes)), describing transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for monitoring purposes, including probe placement, real time 2-dimensional image acquisition and interpretation leading to ongoing (continuous) assessment of (dynamically changing) cardiac pumping function and to therapeutic measures on an immediate time basis.
It was added to HCPCS effective 01/01/2008, and its current record took effect 01/01/2026.
Its Medicare coverage code is "D", meaning special Medicare coverage instructions apply.
Details
- Short description
- Tee w or w/o fol w/cont, mon
- Date added
- 01/01/2008
- Action effective
- 01/01/2026
- BETOS
- I3C
Related C89xx codes
- C8900Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, abdomen
- C8901Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, abdomen
- C8902Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, abdomen
- C8903Magnetic resonance imaging with contrast, breast; unilateral
- C8905Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast followed by with contrast, breast; unilateral
- C8906Magnetic resonance imaging with contrast, breast; bilateral
- C8908Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast followed by with contrast, breast; bilateral
- C8909Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, chest (excluding myocardium)
- C8910Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, chest (excluding myocardium)
- C8911Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, chest (excluding myocardium)
- C8912Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, lower extremity
- C8913Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, lower extremity
Common questions about C8927
Is HCPCS C8927 still valid?
- Yes. C8927 is active in the CMS October 2026 HCPCS file.
Does Medicare cover C8927?
- Its coverage code is "D": special Medicare coverage instructions apply. Check the local coverage determination for your region.