C1891 HCPCS Level II Code: Infusion pump, non-programmable, permanent (implantable)
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Infusion pump,non-prog, perm
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- Pricing indicator: 53
- BETOS: D1A — Medical/surgical supplies
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2004
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 C1891 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]
- C1823 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), non-rechargeable, with transvenous sensing and stimulation leads[Sibling]
- C1824 — Generator, cardiac contractility modulation (implantable)[Sibling]
- C1825 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), non-rechargeable with carotid sinus baroreceptor stimulation lead(s)[Sibling]
- C1826 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), includes closed feedback loop leads and all implantable components, with rechargeable battery and charging system[Sibling]
- C1827 — Generator, neurostimulator (implantable), non-rechargeable, with implantable stimulation lead and external paired stimulation controller[Sibling]
- C1830 — Powered bone marrow biopsy needle[Sibling]
- C1831 — Interbody cage, anterior, lateral or posterior, personalized (implantable)[Sibling]
- and 32 more
Change history
- April 1, 2001 — Added to the code set [Change history]
Sources for this page
Every coding fact on this page is read from the datasets below. Nothing is AI-generated; MedCoder-derived relationships and editorial are labelled where they appear.
- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update
- Change history and date-of-service validity
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived
- Derived by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Change history
- April 1, 2001Added to the code setInfusion pump, non-programmable, permanent (implantable)
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to C1891 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- 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
- C1890 — No implantable/insertable device used with device-intensive procedures
- C1892 — Introducer/sheath, guiding, intracardiac electrophysiological, fixed-curve, peel-away
- C1893 — Introducer/sheath, guiding, intracardiac electrophysiological, fixed-curve, other than peel-away
- C1894 — Introducer/sheath, other than guiding, other than intracardiac electrophysiological, non-laser
- C1895 — Lead, cardioverter-defibrillator, endocardial dual coil (implantable)
- C1896 — Lead, cardioverter-defibrillator, other than endocardial single or dual coil (implantable)