FC HCPCS Level II modifier: Partial credit received for replaced device
FC is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “Partial credit received for replaced device.” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
FCPartial credit received for replaced device
Short description: Part credit, replaced device
HCPCS · United States
Notes for FC
As CMS prints them, with any note FC takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0143: INTERNET ONLY MANUAL 100.4, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 61.3.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with FC in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Added
- Jan 1, 2008
Where FC sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier FCPartial credit received for replaced device
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 FC mean?
FC is the HCPCS code for “Partial credit received for replaced device” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is FC in the HCPCS Level II list?
FC is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover FC?
CMS lists FC’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply”. 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 FC
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