C9605 HCPCS Level II code: Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of…
C9605 is the HCPCS code for “Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
C9605Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including distal protection when performed; each additional branch subtended by the bypass graft (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Short description: Perc d-e cor revasc t cabg b
HCPCS · United States
Notes for C9605
As CMS prints them, with any note C9605 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0107: PAYMENT IS FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT ONLY. NOT PAYABLE UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE; IN ACCORDANCE WITH FR DATE 8/9/2002 (HOPPS), PAGE 52105.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with C9605 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Statute
- Type of service
- Surgery
- BETOS category
- Major procedure, cardiovascular-Other
- Coverage statute
- 1833(t)
- Added
- Jan 1, 2013
Where C9605 sits
- 1C codesOutpatient prospective payment system
- 2Active code C9605Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including distal protection when performed; each additional branch subtended by the bypass graft (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
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 C9605 mean?
C9605 is the HCPCS code for “Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including distal protection when performed; each additional branch subtended by the bypass graft (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover C9605?
CMS lists C9605’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 C9605
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