C9803 HCPCS Level II Code: Hospital outpatient clinic visit specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), any specimen source
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Hopd covid-19 spec collect
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- Pricing indicator: 53
- BETOS: T1G — Lab tests - other (Medicare fee schedule)
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2024
- Terminated: December 31, 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.
Code Set: Removed from the code set — not valid on or after January 1, 2024.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of C9803 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 (17)
- C9800 — Dermal injection procedure(s) for facial lipodystrophy syndrome (lds) and provision of radiesse or sculptra dermal filler, including all items and supplies[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C9804 — Elastomeric infusion pump (e.g., on-q* pump with bolus), including catheter and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with section 4135 of the caa, 2023)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C9806 — Rotary peristaltic infusion pump (e.g., ambit pump), including catheter and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with section 4135 of the caa, 2023)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C9807 — Nerve stimulator, percutaneous, peripheral (e.g., sprint peripheral nerve stimulation system), including electrode and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with section 4135 of the caa, 2023)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C9808 — Nerve cryoablation probe (e.g., cryoice, cryosphere, cryosphere max, cryoice cryosphere, cryoice cryo2), including probe and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with section 4135 of the caa, 2023)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C9809 — Cryoneurolysis needle (e.g., iovera system), including needle/tip and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with section 4135 of the caa, 2023)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C9810 — Water circulating motorized cold therapy device (e.g., iceman) including all system components (e.g. pads, console, disposable parts), non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with section 4135 of the caa, 2023)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- C9811 — Electronic ambulatory infusion pump (e.g. sapphire pump), including all pump components, including disposable components , non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with section 4135 of the caa, 2023)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 9 more
Change history (2)
- January 1, 2024 — Removed from the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
- and 1 more
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
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Change history
- January 1, 2024Removed from the code setHospital outpatient clinic visit specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), any specimen source
- March 1, 2020Added to the code setHospital outpatient clinic visit specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), any specimen source
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to C9803 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- C9800 — Dermal injection procedure(s) for facial lipodystrophy syndrome (lds) and provision of radiesse or sculptra dermal filler, including all items and supplies
- C9804 — Elastomeric infusion pump (e.g., on-q* pump with bolus), including catheter and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device…
- C9806 — Rotary peristaltic infusion pump (e.g., ambit pump), including catheter and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for…
- C9807 — Nerve stimulator, percutaneous, peripheral (e.g., sprint peripheral nerve stimulation system), including electrode and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a…
- C9808 — Nerve cryoablation probe (e.g., cryoice, cryosphere, cryosphere max, cryoice cryosphere, cryoice cryo2), including probe and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a…
- C9809 — Cryoneurolysis needle (e.g., iovera system), including needle/tip and all disposable system components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for…
- C9810 — Water circulating motorized cold therapy device (e.g., iceman) including all system components (e.g. pads, console, disposable parts), non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare…
- C9811 — Electronic ambulatory infusion pump (e.g. sapphire pump), including all pump components, including disposable components , non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical…
- C9812 — Echogenic nerve block needles (e.g. sonoplex, sonoblock, sonotap), non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain relief in accordance with…
- C9813 — Perforated continuous infusion catheter set (e.g. infiltralong), including all components, non-opioid medical device (must be a qualifying medicare non-opioid medical device for post-surgical pain…