C8925 – Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real time with image documentation (2d) (with or without m-mode recording); including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report
HCPCS Level II code · C codes: Outpatient PPS (Hospital Outpatient)
HCPCS codeC8925
- Long description
- Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real time with image documentation (2d) (with or without m-mode recording); including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report
- Short description
- 2d tee w or w/o fol w/con,in
- Pricing indicator
53Statute- Medicare coverage
DSpecial coverage instructions apply- BETOS category
I3CEchography/ultrasonography - heart- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Added
- January 1, 2008
- Last change
- January 1, 2026 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code C8925?
C8925 is a HCPCS Level II code for transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real time with image documentation (2d) (with or without m-mode recording); including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report.
Does Medicare cover C8925?
The HCPCS file lists coverage code D: Special coverage instructions apply. Coverage and payment also depend on local coverage determinations and the patient’s plan.
Nearby C codes
- C8914 – Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, lower extremity
- C8918 – Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, pelvis
- C8919 – Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, pelvis
- C8920 – Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, pelvis
- C8921 – Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete
- C8922 – Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; follow-up or limited study
- C8923 – Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, complete, without spectral or color doppler echocardiography
- C8924 – Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, follow-up or limited study
- C8926 – Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report
- C8927 – 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
- C8928 – Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report
- C8929 – Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral doppler echocardiography, and with color flow doppler echocardiography
- C8930 – Transthoracic echocardiography, with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report; including performance of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, with physician supervision
- C8931 – Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, spinal canal and contents
- C8932 – Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, spinal canal and contents
- C8933 – Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, spinal canal and contents
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.