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AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2020 Issue 1; For Your Information
New HCPCS Level II pass-through device category codes
The following new pass-through device category codes were effective January 1, 2020:
New HCPCS Code
Long Descriptor
Effective Date
C1734
Orthopedic/device/drug matrix for opposing bone-to-bone or soft tissue-to bone (implantable)
January 1, 2020
C1824
Generator, cardiac contractility modulation (implantable)
January 1, 2020
C1839
Iris prosthesis
January 1, 2020
C1982
Catheter, pressure-generating, one-way valve, intermittently occlusive
January 1, 2020
C2596
Probe, image-guided, robotic, waterjet ablation
January 1, 2020
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