C1839 HCPCS Level II Code: Iris prosthesis
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- Pricing indicator: 53
- BETOS: D1A — Medical/surgical supplies
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2023
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of C1839 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (40)
- C1813 — Prosthesis, penile, inflatable[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1814 — Retinal tamponade device, silicone oil[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1815 — Prosthesis, urinary sphincter (implantable)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1816 — Receiver and/or transmitter, neurostimulator (implantable)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1817 — Septal defect implant system, intracardiac[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1818 — Integrated keratoprosthesis[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1819 — Surgical tissue localization and excision device (implantable)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1820 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), with rechargeable battery and charging system[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 2020 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
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Change history
- January 1, 2020Added to the code setIris prosthesis
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to C1839 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- C1830 — Powered bone marrow biopsy needle
- C1831 — Interbody cage, anterior, lateral or posterior, personalized (implantable)
- C1832 — Autograft suspension, including cell processing and application, and all system components
- C1833 — Monitor, cardiac, including intracardiac lead and all system components (implantable)
- C1834 — Pressure sensor system, includes all components (e.g., introducer, sensor), intramuscular (implantable), excludes mobile (wireless) software application
- C1840 — Lens, intraocular (telescopic)
- C1841 — Retinal prosthesis, includes all internal and external components
- C1842 — Retinal prosthesis, includes all internal and external components; add-on to c1841
- C1849 — Skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter
- C1874 — Stent, coated/covered, with delivery system