C8014 — Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, including use of a suction enabled ureteral access sheath, with irrigation (if performed)
C8014 is a HCPCS Level II code for cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, including use of a suction enabled ureteral access sheath, with irrigation (if performed). 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 C8014
- Long descriptor
- Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, including use of a suction enabled ureteral access sheath, with irrigation (if performed)
- Short descriptor
- Cysto, litho, w suct sheath
- Added
- July 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 C8014
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C8014 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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- C8012Revision or replacement of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver
- C8013Removal of hypoglossal nerve(s) neurostimulator electrode array(s) and receiver
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- 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
- C8905Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast followed by with contrast, breast; unilateral
- C8906Magnetic resonance imaging with contrast, breast; bilateral
- C8907Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast, breast; bilateralterminated
Questions about C8014
What is HCPCS code C8014?
C8014 is a HCPCS Level II code for cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy, with lithotripsy, including use of a suction enabled ureteral access sheath, with irrigation (if performed). It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C8014?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C8014 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.