C9800 HCPCS Level II code: Dermal injection procedure(s) for facial lipodystrophy syndrome (lds) and provision of radiesse or sculptra dermal filler, including all items and supplies
CMS terminated C9800: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2016. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
C9800Dermal injection procedure(s) for facial lipodystrophy syndrome (lds) and provision of radiesse or sculptra dermal filler, including all items and supplies
Short description: Dermal filler inj px/suppl
HCPCS · United States
Notes for C9800
As CMS prints them, with any note C9800 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0093: "C" CODES ARE UNIQUE TEMPORARY PRICING CODES THAT WERE INITIALLY ESTABLISHED BY CMS FOR THE HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (OPPS). THE "C" CODES ARE USED ON MEDICARE OPPS CLAIMS BUT MAY ALSO BE RECOGNIZED ON CLAIMS FROM OTHER PROVIDERS OR BY OTHER PAYMENT SYSTEMS.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with C9800 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
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Minor procedures - skin
- Coverage statute
- 1833(t)
- Cross-reference
- See G0429
- Added
- Jul 1, 2010
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2016
Where C9800 sits
- 1C codesOutpatient prospective payment system
- 2Terminated C9800Dermal injection procedure(s) for facial lipodystrophy syndrome (lds) and provision of radiesse or sculptra dermal filler, including all items and supplies
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
Is HCPCS code C9800 still valid?
No. CMS terminated C9800; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2016. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover C9800?
CMS lists C9800’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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