C-code: Hospital outpatient (OPPS) codes Hospital outpatient (OPPS) codes
622 codes
Billing context
C-codes are temporary codes for hospital outpatient use under the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System, including pass-through drugs and biologicals (many in C9xxx) and devices. They are generally not reported by physician offices; other payers may not recognize them.
| Code | Long descriptor | Payment limit (Q4 2026) | Added | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1833 | Monitor, cardiac, including intracardiac lead and all system components (implantable) | — | Jan 1, 2022 | Active |
| C1834 | Pressure sensor system, includes all components (e.g., introducer, sensor), intramuscular (implantable), excludes mobile (wireless) software application | — | Oct 1, 2022 | Ended Mar 31, 2023 |
| C1839 | Iris prosthesis | — | Jan 1, 2020 | Active |
| C1840 | Lens, intraocular (telescopic) | — | Oct 1, 2011 | Active |
| C1841 | Retinal prosthesis, includes all internal and external components | — | Oct 1, 2013 | Ended Dec 31, 2022 |
| C1842 | Retinal prosthesis, includes all internal and external components; add-on to c1841 | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Ended Dec 31, 2022 |
| C1849 | Skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter | — | Jul 1, 2020 | Ended Dec 31, 2022 |
| C1874 | Stent, coated/covered, with delivery system | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1875 | Stent, coated/covered, without delivery system | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1876 | Stent, non-coated/non-covered, with delivery system | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1877 | Stent, non-coated/non-covered, without delivery system | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1878 | Material for vocal cord medialization, synthetic (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1880 | Vena cava filter | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1881 | Dialysis access system (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1882 | Cardioverter-defibrillator, other than single or dual chamber (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1883 | Adapter/extension, pacing lead or neurostimulator lead (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1884 | Embolization protective system | — | Jan 1, 2003 | Active |
| C1885 | Catheter, transluminal angioplasty, laser | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1886 | Catheter, extravascular tissue ablation, any modality (insertable) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| C1887 | Catheter, guiding (may include infusion/perfusion capability) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1888 | Catheter, ablation, non-cardiac, endovascular (implantable) | — | Jul 1, 2002 | Active |
| C1889 | Implantable/insertable device, not otherwise classifiedNOC / NOS | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| C1890 | No implantable/insertable device used with device-intensive procedures | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| C1891 | Infusion pump, non-programmable, permanent (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1892 | Introducer/sheath, guiding, intracardiac electrophysiological, fixed-curve, peel-away | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1893 | Introducer/sheath, guiding, intracardiac electrophysiological, fixed-curve, other than peel-away | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1894 | Introducer/sheath, other than guiding, other than intracardiac electrophysiological, non-laser | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1895 | Lead, cardioverter-defibrillator, endocardial dual coil (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1896 | Lead, cardioverter-defibrillator, other than endocardial single or dual coil (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1897 | Lead, neurostimulator test kit (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1898 | Lead, pacemaker, other than transvenous vdd single pass | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1899 | Lead, pacemaker/cardioverter-defibrillator combination (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C1900 | Lead, left ventricular coronary venous system | — | Jul 1, 2002 | Active |
| C1982 | Catheter, pressure-generating, (e.g., one-way valve or occlusion balloon, intermittently or temporarily occluding) | — | Jan 1, 2020 | Active |
| C2596 | Probe, image-guided, robotic, waterjet ablation | — | Jan 1, 2020 | Active |
| C2613 | Lung biopsy plug with delivery system | — | Jul 1, 2015 | Active |
| C2614 | Probe, percutaneous lumbar discectomy | — | Jan 1, 2003 | Active |
| C2615 | Sealant, pulmonary, liquid | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2616 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, yttrium-90, per source | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2617 | Stent, non-coronary, temporary, without delivery system | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2618 | Probe/needle, cryoablation | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2619 | Pacemaker, dual chamber, non rate-responsive (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2620 | Pacemaker, single chamber, non rate-responsive (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2621 | Pacemaker, other than single or dual chamber (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2622 | Prosthesis, penile, non-inflatable | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2623 | Catheter, transluminal angioplasty, drug-coated, non-laser | — | Apr 1, 2015 | Active |
| C2624 | Implantable wireless pulmonary artery pressure sensor with delivery catheter, including all system components | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| C2625 | Stent, non-coronary, temporary, with delivery system | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2626 | Infusion pump, non-programmable, temporary (implantable) | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2627 | Catheter, suprapubic/cystoscopic | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2628 | Catheter, occlusion | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2629 | Introducer/sheath, other than guiding, other than intracardiac electrophysiological, laser | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2630 | Catheter, electrophysiology, diagnostic/ablation, other than 3d or vector mapping, cool-tip | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2631 | Repair device, urinary, incontinence, without sling graft | — | Apr 1, 2001 | Active |
| C2634 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, iodine-125, greater than 1.01 mci (nist), per source | — | Jan 1, 2005 | Active |
| C2635 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, palladium-103, greater than 2.2 mci (nist), per source | — | Jan 1, 2005 | Active |
| C2636 | Brachytherapy linear source, non-stranded, palladium-103, per 1 mm | — | Jan 1, 2005 | Active |
| C2637 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, ytterbium-169, per source | — | Oct 1, 2005 | Active |
| C2638 | Brachytherapy source, stranded, iodine-125, per source | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C2639 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, iodine-125, per source | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C2640 | Brachytherapy source, stranded, palladium-103, per source | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C2641 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, palladium-103, per source | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C2642 | Brachytherapy source, stranded, cesium-131, per source | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C2643 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, cesium-131, per source | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C2644 | Brachytherapy source, cesium-131 chloride solution, per millicurie | — | Jul 1, 2014 | Active |
| C2645 | Brachytherapy planar source, palladium-103, per square millimeter | — | Jan 1, 2016 | Active |
| C2698 | Brachytherapy source, stranded, not otherwise specified, per sourceNOC / NOS | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C2699 | Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, not otherwise specified, per sourceNOC / NOS | — | Jul 1, 2007 | Active |
| C5271 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C5272 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; each additional 25 sq cm wound surface area, or part thereof (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C5273 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area greater than or equal to 100 sq cm; first 100 sq cm wound surface area, or 1% of body area of infants and children | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C5274 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area greater than or equal to 100 sq cm; each additional 100 sq cm wound surface area, or part thereof, or each additional 1% of body area of infants and children, or part thereof (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C5275 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C5276 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; each additional 25 sq cm wound surface area, or part thereof (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C5277 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, total wound surface area greater than or equal to 100 sq cm; first 100 sq cm wound surface area, or 1% of body area of infants and children | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C5278 | Application of low cost skin substitute graft to face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, total wound surface area greater than or equal to 100 sq cm; each additional 100 sq cm wound surface area, or part thereof, or each additional 1% of body area of infants and children, or part thereof (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| C7500 | Debridement, bone including epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, muscle and/or fascia, if performed, first 20 sq cm or less with manual preparation and insertion of deep (e.g., subfacial) drug-delivery device(s) | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7501 | Percutaneous breast biopsies using stereotactic guidance, with placement of breast localization device(s) (e.g., clip, metallic pellet), when performed, and imaging of the biopsy specimen, when performed, all lesions unilateral and bilateral (for single lesion biopsy, use appropriate code) | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7502 | Percutaneous breast biopsies using magnetic resonance guidance, with placement of breast localization device(s) (e.g., clip, metallic pellet), when performed, and imaging of the biopsy specimen, when performed, all lesions unilateral or bilateral (for single lesion biopsy, use appropriate code) | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7503 | Open biopsy or excision of deep cervical node(s) with intraoperative identification (e.g., mapping) of sentinel lymph node(s) including injection of non-radioactive dye when performed | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7504 | Percutaneous vertebroplasties (bone biopsies included when performed), first cervicothoracic and any additional cervicothoracic or lumbosacral vertebral bodies, unilateral or bilateral injection, inclusive of all imaging guidance | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7505 | Percutaneous vertebroplasties (bone biopsies included when performed), first lumbosacral and any additional cervicothoracic or lumbosacral vertebral bodies, unilateral or bilateral injection, inclusive of all imaging guidance | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7506 | Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joints, with or without internal fixation | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7507 | Percutaneous vertebral augmentations, first thoracic and any additional thoracic or lumbar vertebral bodies, including cavity creations (fracture reductions and bone biopsies included when performed) using mechanical device (e.g., kyphoplasty), unilateral or bilateral cannulations, inclusive of all imaging guidance | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7508 | Percutaneous vertebral augmentations, first lumbar and any additional thoracic or lumbar vertebral bodies, including cavity creations (fracture reductions and bone biopsies included when performed) using mechanical device (e.g., kyphoplasty), unilateral or bilateral cannulations, inclusive of all imaging guidance | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7509 | Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, diagnostic with cell washing(s) when performed, with computer-assisted image-guided navigation, including fluoroscopic guidance when performed | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7510 | Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with bronchial alveolar lavage(s), with computer-assisted image-guided navigation, including fluoroscopic guidance when performed | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7511 | Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with single or multiple bronchial or endobronchial biopsy(ies), single or multiple sites, with computer-assisted image-guided navigation, including fluoroscopic guidance when performed | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7512 | Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with single or multiple bronchial or endobronchial biopsy(ies), single or multiple sites, with transendoscopic endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) during bronchoscopic diagnostic or therapeutic intervention(s) for peripheral lesion(s), including fluoroscopic guidance when performed | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7513 | Dialysis circuit, introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, with transluminal balloon angioplasty of central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all required imaging, radiological supervision and interpretation, image documentation and report | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7514 | Dialysis circuit, introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, with all angioplasty in the central dialysis segment, and transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all required imaging, radiological supervision and interpretation, image documentation and report | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7515 | Dialysis circuit, introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, with dialysis circuit permanent endovascular embolization or occlusion of main circuit or any accessory veins, including all required imaging, radiological supervision and interpretation, image documentation and report | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7516 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(s) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography, with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7517 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(s) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography, with iliac and/or femoral artery angiography, non-selective, bilateral or ipsilateral to catheter insertion, performed at the same time as cardiac catheterization and/or coronary angiography, includes positioning or placement of the catheter in the distal aorta or ipsilateral femoral or iliac artery, injection of dye, production of permanent images, and radiologic supervision and interpretation | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7518 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography, imaging supervision and interpretation, with catheter placement(s) in bypass graft(s) (internal mammary, free arterial, venous grafts) including intraprocedural injection(s) for bypass graft angiography with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging, supervision, interpretation and report | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7519 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography, imaging supervision and interpretation, with catheter placement(s) in bypass graft(s) (internal mammary, free arterial, venous grafts) including intraprocedural injection(s) for bypass graft angiography with intravascular doppler velocity and/or pressure derived coronary flow reserve measurement (initial coronary vessel or graft) during coronary angiography including pharmacologically induced stress | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7520 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography, imaging supervision and interpretation, with catheter placement(s) in bypass graft(s) (internal mammary, free arterial, venous grafts) includes intraprocedural injection(s) for bypass graft angiography with iliac and/or femoral artery angiography, non-selective, bilateral or ipsilateral to catheter insertion, performed at the same time as cardiac catheterization and/or coronary angiography, includes positioning or placement of the catheter in the distal aorta or ipsilateral femoral or iliac artery, injection of dye, production of permanent images, and radiologic supervision and interpretation | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7521 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography with right heart catheterization with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7522 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography, imaging supervision and interpretation with right heart catheterization, with intravascular doppler velocity and/or pressure derived coronary flow reserve measurement (initial coronary vessel or graft) during coronary angiography including pharmacologically induced stress | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
| C7523 | Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography, imaging supervision and interpretation, with left heart catheterization including intraprocedural injection(s) for left ventriculography, when performed, with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report | — | Jan 1, 2023 | Active |