C1849 — Skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter
C1849 is a HCPCS Level II code for skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter. It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. It was terminated on December 31, 2022 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated C1849 on December 31, 2022. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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 C1849
- Long descriptor
- Skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter
- Short descriptor
- Skin substitute, synthetic
- Added
- July 1, 2020
- Terminated
- December 31, 2022
- BETOS
- D1A
- 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Statute.
Codes adjacent to C1849
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C1849 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- C1831Interbody cage, anterior, lateral or posterior, personalized (implantable)
- C1832Autograft suspension, including cell processing and application, and all system components
- C1833Monitor, cardiac, including intracardiac lead and all system components (implantable)
- C1834Pressure sensor system, includes all components (e.g., introducer, sensor), intramuscular (implantable), excludes mobile (wireless) software applicationterminated
- C1839Iris prosthesis
- C1840Lens, intraocular (telescopic)
- C1841Retinal prosthesis, includes all internal and external componentsterminated
- C1842Retinal prosthesis, includes all internal and external components; add-on to c1841terminated
- C1874Stent, coated/covered, with delivery system
- C1875Stent, coated/covered, without delivery system
- C1876Stent, non-coated/non-covered, with delivery system
- C1877Stent, non-coated/non-covered, without delivery system
- C1878Material for vocal cord medialization, synthetic (implantable)
- C1880Vena cava filter
- C1881Dialysis access system (implantable)
- C1882Cardioverter-defibrillator, other than single or dual chamber (implantable)
Questions about C1849
What is HCPCS code C1849?
C1849 is a HCPCS Level II code for skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter. It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C1849?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C1849 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.
Is C1849 still valid?
No. C1849 was terminated on December 31, 2022 and should not be used on new claims.