X487

When gadolinium is used

Fee

ComponentValue
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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 394 / F4

- when gadolinium is used............................................ add 36.65
Passages mentioning X487

PDF page 392 / F2

X480 MRI guidance of biopsy or lesion ablation, breast, unilateral .           285.00
               X481 MRI guidance of biopsy or lesion ablation, internal organ ......          285.00
                   Note:
                   X480 and X481 are only eligible for payment when a lesion can only be visualized by MRI or
                   the use of another image guidance modality is not technically feasible.
                                          [Commentary:
                                          1. X487 and/or X499 may be eligible for payment in addition to X480 or X481.

PDF page 394 / F4

X486        - when cardiac gating is performed (must include
              application of chest electrodes and ECG interpretation)
               .......................................................................... add 30%
X487        - when gadolinium is used............................................ add                               36.65
Fee master record

Master, record 6752. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

X48720250401999999990000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000366500

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
provider00000000000 / 0
assistant00000000000 / 0
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
non anaesthetist00000366500 / 36.65
Explanation

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An add-on to a complex spine MRI (2 or more non-adjoining segments) when gadolinium is used.

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