C1884 HCPCS Level II Code: Embolization protective system
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Embolization protect syst
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- Pricing indicator: 53
- BETOS: D1A — Medical/surgical supplies
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2003
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 C1884 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)
- C1822 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), high frequency, with rechargeable battery and charging system[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1823 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), non-rechargeable, with transvenous sensing and stimulation leads[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1824 — Generator, cardiac contractility modulation (implantable)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1825 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), non-rechargeable with carotid sinus baroreceptor stimulation lead(s)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1826 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), includes closed feedback loop leads and all implantable components, with rechargeable battery and charging system[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1827 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), non-rechargeable, with implantable stimulation lead and external paired stimulation controller[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1830 — Powered bone marrow biopsy needle[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C1831 — Interbody cage, anterior, lateral or posterior, personalized (implantable)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 2003 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
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- 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
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Change history
- January 1, 2003Added to the code setEmbolization protective system
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to C1884 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- C1878 — Material for vocal cord medialization, synthetic (implantable)
- C1880 — Vena cava filter
- C1881 — Dialysis access system (implantable)
- C1882 — Cardioverter-defibrillator, other than single or dual chamber (implantable)
- C1883 — Adapter/extension, pacing lead or neurostimulator lead (implantable)
- C1885 — Catheter, transluminal angioplasty, laser
- C1886 — Catheter, extravascular tissue ablation, any modality (insertable)
- C1887 — Catheter, guiding (may include infusion/perfusion capability)
- C1888 — Catheter, ablation, non-cardiac, endovascular (implantable)
- C1889 — Implantable/insertable device, not otherwise classified