C1740 — Leadless electrode, transmitter, battery (all implantable), for sequential left ventricular pacing
C1740 is a HCPCS Level II code for leadless electrode, transmitter, battery (all implantable), for sequential left ventricular pacing. It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for C1740
- Long descriptor
- Leadless electrode, transmitter, battery (all implantable), for sequential left ventricular pacing
- Short descriptor
- Lt vent pacing syst, sequen
- Added
- October 1, 2025
- BETOS
- P2E
- Pricing indicator
- 53 — Other
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Statute.
Codes adjacent to C1740
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C1740 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- C1732Catheter, electrophysiology, diagnostic/ablation, 3d or vector mapping
- C1733Catheter, electrophysiology, diagnostic/ablation, other than 3d or vector mapping, other than cool-tip
- C1734Orthopedic/device/drug matrix for opposing bone-to-bone or soft tissue-to bone (implantable)
- C1735Catheter(s), intravascular for renal denervation, radiofrequency, including all single use system components
- C1736Catheter(s), intravascular for renal denervation, ultrasound, including all single use system components
- C1737Joint fusion and fixation device(s), sacroiliac and pelvis, including all system components (implantable)
- C1738Powered, single-use (i.e. disposable) endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy device
- C1739Tissue marker, uniquely detectable and identifiable with probe/sensor, any method (implantable), with delivery system
- C1741Anchor/screw for bone fixation, absorbable, metallic (implantable)
- C1742Pressure monitoring system, compartmental intramuscular (implantable), continuous, including all components (e.g., introducer, sensor), excludes mobile (wireless) software application
- C1743Scaffold, endovascular non-coronary, resorbable drug eluting, with delivery system (implantable)
- C1747Endoscope, single-use (i.e. disposable), urinary tract, imaging/illumination device (insertable)
- C1748Endoscope, single-use (i.e. disposable), upper gi, imaging/illumination device (insertable)
- C1749Endoscope, retrograde imaging/illumination colonoscope device (implantable)
- C1750Catheter, hemodialysis/peritoneal, long-term
- C1751Catheter, infusion, inserted peripherally, centrally or midline (other than hemodialysis)
Questions about C1740
What is HCPCS code C1740?
C1740 is a HCPCS Level II code for leadless electrode, transmitter, battery (all implantable), for sequential left ventricular pacing. It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C1740?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C1740 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.