C9737 — Laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal sphincter augmentation with device (e.g., magnetic band)
C9737 is a HCPCS Level II code for laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal sphincter augmentation with device (e.g., magnetic band). It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. It was terminated on June 30, 2015 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated C9737 on June 30, 2015. 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 C9737
- Long descriptor
- Laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal sphincter augmentation with device (e.g., magnetic band)
- Short descriptor
- Lap esoph augmentation
- Added
- January 1, 2014
- Terminated
- June 30, 2015
- BETOS
- O1E
- 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 C9737
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C9737 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- C9724Endoscopic full-thickness plication of the stomach using endoscopic plication system (eps); includes endoscopyterminated
- C9725Placement of endorectal intracavitary applicator for high intensity brachytherapy
- C9726Placement and removal (if performed) of applicator into breast for intraoperative radiation therapy, add-on to primary breast procedure
- C9727Insertion of implants into the soft palate; minimum of three implants
- C9728Placement of interstitial device(s) for radiation therapy/surgery guidance (e.g., fiducial markers, dosimeter), for other than the following sites (any approach): abdomen, pelvis, prostate, retroperitoneum, thorax, single or multiple
- C9733Non-ophthalmic fluorescent vascular angiography
- C9734Focused ultrasound ablation/therapeutic intervention, other than uterine leiomyomata, with magnetic resonance (mr) guidance
- C9735Anoscopy; with directed submucosal injection(s), any substanceterminated
- C9738Adjunctive blue light cystoscopy with fluorescent imaging agent (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- C9739Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of transprostatic implant; 1 to 3 implants
- C9740Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of transprostatic implant; 4 or more implants
- C9741Right heart catheterization with implantation of wireless pressure sensor in the pulmonary artery, including any type of measurement, angiography, imaging supervision, interpretation, and reportterminated
- C9742Laryngoscopy, flexible fiberoptic, with injection into vocal cord(s), therapeutic, including diagnostic laryngoscopy, if performedterminated
- C9743Injection/implantation of bulking or spacer material (any type) with or without image guidance (not to be used if a more specific code applies)terminated
- C9744Ultrasound, abdominal, with contrastterminated
- C9745Nasal endoscopy, surgical; balloon dilation of eustachian tubeterminated
Questions about C9737
What is HCPCS code C9737?
C9737 is a HCPCS Level II code for laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal sphincter augmentation with device (e.g., magnetic band). It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C9737?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C9737 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 C9737 still valid?
No. C9737 was terminated on June 30, 2015 and should not be used on new claims.