C2639 HCPCS Level II code: Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, iodine-125, per source
C2639 is the HCPCS code for “Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, iodine-125, per source” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
C2639Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, iodine-125, per source
Short description: Brachytx, non-stranded,i-125
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with C2639 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
- Diagnostic radiology
- BETOS category
- Imaging/procedure - other
- Coverage statute
- 1833(t)(2)
- Added
- Jul 1, 2007
Where C2639 sits
- 1C codesOutpatient prospective payment system
- 2Active code C2639Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, iodine-125, 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 C2639 mean?
C2639 is the HCPCS code for “Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, iodine-125, per source” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover C2639?
CMS lists C2639’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 C2639
All C codesC2631Repair device, urinary, incontinence, without sling graftC2634Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, iodine-125, greater than 1.01 mci (nist), per sourceC2635Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high activity, palladium-103, greater than 2.2 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 sourceC2640Brachytherapy source, stranded, palladium-103, per sourceC2641Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, palladium-103, per sourceC2642Brachytherapy source, stranded, cesium-131, per sourceC2643Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, cesium-131, per sourceC2644Brachytherapy source, cesium-131 chloride solution, per millicurieC2645Brachytherapy planar source, palladium-103, per square millimeter