HCPCS Code C1770: Imaging Coil, Magnetic Resonance (Insertable)
HCPCS code C1770 describes an imaging coil, magnetic resonance (insertable), a single-use MRI accessory device placed inside the body, most often an endorectal coil, to improve image resolution for a specific diagnostic exam. It’s a C-code billed under Medicare’s Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), not the Physician Fee Schedule, and it only applies in facility […]
HCPCS Code C1780: Lens, intraocular (new technology)
HCPCS Code C1780 describes a lens, intraocular (new technology): a HCPCS Level II C-code billed only in hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers when a new-technology intraocular lens is implanted during cataract surgery. This guide covers the code’s official description, Medicare and ASC reimbursement rules, the CPT and ICD-10 pairings it requires, payer-specific policies, […]
HCPCS code A4600: Billing guide for sleeve replacement
HCPCS code A4600 covers the replacement sleeve for an intermittent limb compression device. It typically pairs with one pump code, E0676, not the E0650 through E0652 family most billing sheets still list next to it, aside from one narrow exception covered later in this guide. That’s the first thing about this code most practices have […]
HCPCS Code C1757: Catheter, thrombectomy/embolectomy billing guide
HCPCS Code C1757 identifies a catheter, thrombectomy/embolectomy — a vascular device used to remove blood clots or emboli from arteries and veins. Billing staff who process cardiovascular device claims encounter HCPCS Code C1757 when a thrombectomy or embolectomy catheter is used during a hospital-based intervention and must be separately reported on the claim. The code […]
HCPCS Code C1751: Infusion catheter billing guide [year]
HCPCS Code C1751 is the code hospital outpatient facilities report for an infusion catheter inserted peripherally, centrally, or midline — provided the device is not intended for hemodialysis. It is a HCPCS Level II C-code, billed exclusively under Medicare’s Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). This guide covers the clinical definition, OPPS billing rules, 2025-2026 fee […]
HCPCS Code E0297: Total Electric Hospital Bed Billing Guide
HCPCS Code E0297 is a Level II DMEPOS code for a total electric hospital bed — head, foot, and height adjustments are all electrically controlled — billed without a mattress under Medicare Part B. It follows the capped rental rules under Social Security Act Section 1834(a): modifier KH applies to the first month, KI to […]
HCPCS Code A4670: Automatic blood pressure monitor
HCPCS Code A4670 describes an automatic blood pressure monitor: a self-inflating cuff that pumps and releases on its own, without a hand bulb. It’s a HCPCS Level II code in the Dialysis Equipment and Supplies group of the A-series, priced through the DMEPOS fee schedule rather than the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This guide covers […]
HCPCS Code C1719: Brachytherapy source, non-stranded
HCPCS Code C1719 covers a brachytherapy source that is non-stranded and not high dose rate iridium-192 (non-HDR Ir-192). Billing it correctly means confirming both the isotope and the dose rate from the physics and operative record, not the strand configuration. C1719 is one of three active codes in the C1716-C1719 range that look nearly identical […]
HCPCS Code J7308: Aminolevulinic acid HCl billing guide
HCPCS Code J7308 is the Level II drug supply code for aminolevulinic acid HCl (Levulan Kerastick) 20%. It is billed per 354 mg single unit dosage form for photodynamic therapy. Dermatology coders who understand the billing mechanics of dermatology EMR software and photodynamic therapy drug codes avoid the claim errors that recur most for this […]
HCPCS code C1765: Adhesion barrier billing and fee schedule guide
HCPCS code C1765 is a Level II C-series code with the official short description “Adhesion barrier.” Hospital outpatient facilities bill it under Medicare’s Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for a bioresorbable surgical supply placed during abdominal, pelvic, or orthopedic procedures to prevent post-operative scar tissue. This guide covers the code’s clinical use, Medicare fee […]