Q9966 is the HCPCS code for: Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml. In 2024, 1,582 providers billed Q9966 3,744,455 times, with an estimated $1.1M paid by Medicare.
Q9966 is a Part B drug code: Medicare pays an ASP-based rate of $0.43 per 1 ml (2026 Q3 ASP drug pricing file). Total payment per patient depends on the dose billed.
A billed "service" on this code is one 1 ml unit, not one patient visit — that's why the service counts below run high.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $0.29 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Streisand, M.D. | Vascular Surgery | Pelham, NY | 414,150 | $121K |
| 2 | Faisal Ali, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 252,102 | $73K |
| 3 | Praveen Natakal Pakeerappa, M.D. | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Paris, TX | 57,606 | $16K |
| 4 | Brian Weaver, MD | Anesthesiology | Norfolk, VA | 55,832 | $16K |
| 5 | Hubert Franke, M.D. | General Practice | Wall, NJ | 51,800 | $16K |
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