C7548 HCPCS Level II code: Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, with ureteral stricture balloon dilation, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed…
C7548 is the HCPCS code for “Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, with ureteral stricture balloon dilation, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
C7548Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, with ureteral stricture balloon dilation, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation
Short description: Exch neph cath w/ dil stric
HCPCS · United States
Notes for C7548
As CMS prints them, with any note C7548 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0229: THESE CODES ARE USED ONLY UNDER THE ASC PAYMENT SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2023 OPPS/ASC FINAL RULE AND THE DISCUSSION ON THE ASC SPECIAL PAYMENT POLICY FOR OPPS COMPLEXITY-ADJUSTED C-APCs FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with C7548 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs
- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Type of service
- Surgery
- BETOS category
- Ambulatory procedures - other
- Added
- Jan 1, 2023
Where C7548 sits
- 1C codesOutpatient prospective payment system
- 2Active code C7548Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, with ureteral stricture balloon dilation, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation
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 C7548 mean?
C7548 is the HCPCS code for “Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, with ureteral stricture balloon dilation, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover C7548?
CMS lists C7548’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs”. 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.
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