C8011 — Open implantation of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver, including external power source and all system components
C8011 is a HCPCS Level II code for open implantation of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver, including external power source and all system components. It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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 C8011
- Long descriptor
- Open implantation of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver, including external power source and all system components
- Short descriptor
- Opn mplnt hpgls ns ary rec
- Added
- January 1, 2026
- BETOS
- P1G
- Pricing indicator
- 11 — Physician fee schedule
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.
Price established using national RVUs.
Codes adjacent to C8011
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C8011 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- C8003Implantation of medial knee extraarticular implantable shock absorber spanning the knee joint from distal femur to proximal tibia, open, includes measurements, positioning and adjustments, with imaging guidance (e.g., fluoroscopy)
- C8004Simulation angiogram with use of a pressure-generating catheter (e.g., one-way valve, intermittently occluding), inclusive of all radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance necessary to complete the angiogram, for subsequent therapeutic radioembolization of tumors
- C8005Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, non-thermal transbronchial ablation of lesion(s) by pulsed electric field (pef) energy, including fluoroscopic and/or ultrasound guidance, when performed, with computed tomography acquisition(s) and 3d rendering, computer-assisted, image-guided navigation, and endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) guided transtracheal and/or transbronchial sampling (e.g., aspiration[s]/biopsy[ies]) of lung(s) and all mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node stations or structures, and therapeutic intervention(s)
- C8006Insertion of pleural-peritoneal shunt with intercostal pump chamber, including imaging, injection(s) of contrast with radiological supervision and interpretation, when performed
- C8007Open implantation of hypoglossal nerve neurostimulator array and pulse generator, not requiring insertion of a separate distal respiratory sensor electrode or electrode array
- C8008Revision or replacement of hypoglossal nerve neurostimulator array including connection to existing pulse generator
- C8009Removal of hypoglossal nerve neurostimulator array and pulse generator
- C8010Percutaneous placement of permanent common carotid embolic protection device, including all system components and imaging guidance; bilateral
- C8012Revision or replacement of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver
- C8013Removal of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver
- C8014Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, including use of a suction enabled ureteral access sheath, with irrigation (if performed)
- C8900Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, abdomen
- C8901Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, abdomen
- C8902Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, abdomen
- C8903Magnetic resonance imaging with contrast, breast; unilateral
- C8904Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast, breast; unilateralterminated
Questions about C8011
What is HCPCS code C8011?
C8011 is a HCPCS Level II code for open implantation of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver, including external power source and all system components. It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C8011?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C8011 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.