G296

Dye dilution densitometry and/or thermal dilution studies - benefit covers all studies on same day in cath lab

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$110.95
Schedule and sources
Fee edition
October 1, 2026
Record effective
2025-04-01
Schedule edition
July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
Official files

PDF page 423 / J9

Dye dilution densitometry and/or thermal dilution studies - benefit covers all studies on same day in cath lab ............. 110.95
Passages mentioning G296

PDF page 423 / J9

HAEMODYNAMIC/FLOW/METABOLIC STUDIES
      Right heart
# Z439 - pressures only ....................................................................      166.90    6
      Left heart
# Z440 - retrograde aortic ................................................................       208.50    7
# Z441 - transeptal............................................................................   297.15    7
# G296 Dye dilution densitometry and/or thermal dilution studies -
         benefit covers all studies on same day in cath lab .............                         110.95
# G285 Dye dilution densitometry when rendered in a cardiac catheter
         lab using a Swan-Ganz catheter, to Z438 .................... add                          32.90
# G286 Thermal dilution studies when rendered in a cardiac catheter
         lab using a Swan-Ganz catheter, to Z438 .................... add                          32.90

PDF page 424 / J10

DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
CARDIOVASCULAR
                                                                                                            Fee           Anae
         Note:
         1.G296 is not eligible for payment on the same patient, same day as Z438.
         2.G296, G299 and/or G289 are not eligible for payment with anaesthesia services rendered for
           a surgical procedure.
         3.G285 or G286 are not eligible for payment on the same patient, same day as G296.
         4.G285 is limited to a maximum of three services per Swann-Ganz insertion.
# G299 Oximetry studies by catheterization........................................                         110.95
# G289 Fick determination ..................................................................               110.95
# G300 Metabolic studies, e.g. coronary sinus lactate and pyruvate
          determinations....................................................................               110.95
# G293 Exercise studies during cardiac catheterization......................                               200.00
# G306 Isotope studies during cardiac catheterization........................                              110.95
# G305 Intracardiac phonocardiography .............................................                        122.40
Fee master record

Master, record 2009. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

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Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.

FieldRaw / scale 10,000
provider00001109500 / 110.95
assistant00000554800 / 55.48
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
non anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
Explanation

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This covers dye dilution densitometry and/or thermal dilution studies. The benefit covers all studies done on the same day in the cath lab, and it is listed under Haemodynamic/Flow/Metabolic Studies in the Cardiovascular section.

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Not eligible on the same patient, same day as Z438, and not eligible with anaesthesia services rendered for a surgical procedure.

Sources and updates
Fee master effective October 1, 2026Schedule effective July 1, 2026Source versions and changes
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