Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System

Introduction to Category "C" Codes

The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) announced a change to a simplified category-based approach for passing through the cost of new technologies in outpatient settings, effective April 1, 2001. This page maps Oscor products to the new category codes assigned to them by HCFA.

Lead, pacemaker, other than transvenous VDD single pass
Code C1898
Device Name Model No.(s)
PY  
PY-BIPOLAR PY 44 PSBV, PY 52 PSBV, PY 52 PSBV, PY 58 PSBV
PY-UNIPOLAR PY 48 PV, PY 52 PV, PY 58 PV
ZY  
ZY-BIPOLAR ZY 44 PJUSBV, ZY 48 PJUSBV, ZY 52 PJUSBV, ZY 52 PUSBV,
ZY 58 PUSBV, ZY 52 PBV, ZY 58 PBV, ZY 48 PJBV, ZY 52 PJBV
ZY-UNIPOLAR ZY 52 PUV, ZY 58 PUV, ZY 48 PJUV, ZY 52 PJUV, ZY 52 PV,
ZY 58 PV, ZY 48 PJV, ZY 52 PJV
KY  
KY-BIPOLAR

KY 48 USBV, KY 52 USBV, KY 58 USBV, KY 70 USBV,
KY 44 SBV, KY 48 SBV, KY 52 SBV, KY 58 SBV

KY-UNIPOLAR KY 44 UV, KY 48 UV, KY 52 UV, KY 58 UV, KY 70 UV, KY 44 V, KY 48 V, KY 52 V, KY 58 V, KY 70 V
RU  
RU-BIPOLAR RU 44 TJSBV, RU 48 TJSBV, RU 52 TJSBV, RU 70 TJSBV,
RU 52 TSBV, RU 58 TSBV, RU 70 TSBV, RU 52 TBV, RU 58 TBV, RU 70 TBV
PETITE  
PETITE-BIPOLAR Petite 52 PB, Petite 58 PB, Petite 70 PB, Petite 78 PB,
Petite 44 PJB, Petite 48 PJB, Petite 52 PJB, Petite 70 PJB
RZ  
RZ-UNIPOLAR RZ 52 TUV, RZ 58 TUV, RZ 70 TUV, RZ 44 TJUV, RZ 48 TJUV,
RZ 52 TJUV, RZ 70 TJUV, RZ 52 TV, RZ 58 TV, RZ 70 TV,
RZ 78 TV, RZ 85 TV, RZ 44 TJV, RZ 48 TJV, RZ 52 TJV,
RZ 70 TJV, RZ 78 TUV, RZ 85 TUV
HT  
HT-BIPOLAR HT 48 PB, HT 52 PB, HT 58 PB
MP  
MP-BIPOLAR MP 35 BV, MP 40 BV, MP 52 BV
MP-UNIPOLAR MP 35 PV, MP 40 PV, MP 52 PV
Adaptor/extension, pacing lead or neurostimulator lead (implantable)
Code C1883
Device Name Model No.(s)
ADAPTORS  
ADAPTORS-
BIPOLAR
2XBIS/BIS-17, 2XBIS/BIS-40, B/VS-15, B/VS-20, BVS/VS-15, DYAD-LV-17, DYAD-IS-17, iLink-BIS-10, iLink-BLV-10
ADAPTORS-UNIPOLAR C/VS-10, C/VS-40, LV/IS-10, LV/IS-40, M/VS-10, M/VS-40, VS/M-10
EXTENSIONS  
EXTENSIONS-BIPOLAR BIS/BIS-17, BIS/BIS-40
EXTENSIONS-UNIPOLAR VV-10, VV-40, VKU-10V, VKU-20V, VKU-40V, VKU-10M,
VKU-20M, VKU-40M, VKU-10C, VKU-20C, VKU-40C
Introducer/sheath, guiding, intracardiac electrophysiological, peel-away
Code C1892
 
Device Name Model No.(s)
INTRODUCERS  
LLP-16cm LENGTH LLP-7, LLP-7.5, LLP-8, LLP-9, LLP-10, LLP-10.5, LLP-11,
LLP-12
LLP-23cm LENGTH LLP-8 Long, LLP-9 Long, LLP-10 Long, LLP-11 Long,
LLP-12 Long
Catheter, electrophysiology, diagnostic, other than 3D mapping
(19 or fewer electrodes)
Code C1730
Device Name Model No.(s)
TAU  
TAU-STRAIGHT WITH STYLET TAU 2/4F, TAU 2/5F, TAU 2/6F
TB  
TB-STRAIGHT TB 2/4F, TB 2/5F, TB 2/6F
TB-J TB 2/4FJ, TB 2/5FJ, TB 2/6FJ