C2635 HCPCS Level II code: Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, palladium-103, greater than 2.2 mci (nist), per source
C2635 is the HCPCS code for “Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, palladium-103, greater than 2.2 mci (nist), per source” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
C2635Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, palladium-103, greater than 2.2 mci (nist), per source
Short description: Brachytx, non-str, ha, p-103
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with C2635 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Statute
- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Imaging/procedure - other
- Coverage statute
- 1833(T)
- Added
- Jan 1, 2005
Where C2635 sits
- 1C codesOutpatient prospective payment system
- 2Active code C2635Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, palladium-103, greater than 2.2 mci (nist), per source
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code C2635 mean?
C2635 is the HCPCS code for “Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, palladium-103, greater than 2.2 mci (nist), per source” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover C2635?
CMS lists C2635’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Statute”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside C2635
All C codesC2627Catheter, suprapubic/cystoscopicC2628Catheter, occlusionC2629Introducer/sheath, other than guiding, other than intracardiac electrophysiological, laserC2630Catheter, electrophysiology, diagnostic/ablation, other than 3d or vector mapping, cool-tipC2631Repair device, urinary, incontinence, without sling graftC2634Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, iodine-125, greater than 1.01 mci (nist), per sourceC2636Brachytherapy linear source, non-stranded, palladium-103, per 1 mmC2637Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, ytterbium-169, per sourceC2638Brachytherapy source, stranded, iodine-125, per sourceC2639Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, iodine-125, per sourceC2640Brachytherapy source, stranded, palladium-103, per sourceC2641Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, palladium-103, per source