C9761 HCPCS Level II code: Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, and ureteral catheterization for steerable vacuum aspiration of the kidney…
C9761 is the HCPCS code for “Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, and ureteral catheterization for steerable vacuum aspiration of the kidney, collecting system, ureter, bladder, and urethra…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
C9761Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, and ureteral catheterization for steerable vacuum aspiration of the kidney, collecting system, ureter, bladder, and urethra if necessary, with use of steerable ureteral catheter or suction-integrated ureteroscope
Short description: Cysto, litho, vacuum kidney
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with C9761 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
- Surgery; Ambulatory surgical center (facility usage for surgical services)
- BETOS category
- Ambulatory procedures - other
- Coverage statute
- 1833(t)
- Added
- Oct 1, 2020
Where C9761 sits
- 1C codesOutpatient prospective payment system
- 2Active code C9761Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, and ureteral catheterization for steerable vacuum aspiration of the kidney, collecting system, ureter, bladder, and urethra if necessary, with use of steerable ureteral catheter or suction-integrated ureteroscope
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 C9761 mean?
C9761 is the HCPCS code for “Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, and ureteral catheterization for steerable vacuum aspiration of the kidney, collecting system, ureter, bladder, and urethra if necessary, with use of steerable ureteral catheter or suction-integrated ureteroscope” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover C9761?
CMS lists C9761’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.
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