HCPCS code C8005 — Pef bronch ablt 3d nav ebus. Status: Active. Effective Apr 1, 2025. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

C8005

Active

Pef bronch ablt 3d nav ebus

Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, non-thermal transbronchial ablation of lesion(s) by pulsed electric field (pef) energy, including fluoroscopic and/or ultrasound guidance, when performed, with computed tomography acquisition(s) and 3d rendering, computer-assisted, image-guided navigation, and endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) guided transtracheal and/or transbronchial sampling (e.g., aspiration[s]/biopsy[ies]) of lung(s) and all mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node stations or structures, and therapeutic intervention(s)

Category: Outpatient PPS
Section: C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective: Apr 1, 2025
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: S — Significant procedure — not subject to multiple procedure reduction
OPPS APC: 1576

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of C8005 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type Max Units / Day
Outpatient Hospital 1
Practitioner Services 1

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

Change History

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  • New Code 2025-Q2
    Pef bronch ablt 3d nav ebus