HCPCS code C5271 — Low cost skin substitute app.
Status: Deleted.
Effective Jan 1, 2026.
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.
C5271
DeletedLow cost skin substitute app
Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area
Code C5271 has been deleted from the HCPCS Level II set.
Termination date: Dec 31, 2025. Claims with a date of service on or after this day will be denied under this code.
No successor code has been identified. Consult the CMS HCPCS Update Summary for guidance.
Category:
Outpatient PPS
Section:
C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective:
Jan 1, 2026
Terminated:
Dec 31, 2025
Code type:
alphanumeric
Change History
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