S2079 — Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy (heller type)
S2079 is a HCPCS Level II code for laparoscopic esophagomyotomy (heller type). It belongs to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
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The CMS record for S2079
- Long descriptor
- Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy (heller type)
- Short descriptor
- Lap esophagomyotomy
- Added
- January 1, 2006
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to S2079
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S2079 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S2055Harvesting of donor multivisceral organs, with preparation and maintenance of allografts; from cadaver donor
- S2060Lobar lung transplantation
- S2061Donor lobectomy (lung) for transplantation, living donor
- S2065Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation
- S2066Breast reconstruction with gluteal artery perforator (gap) flap, including harvesting of the flap, microvascular transfer, closure of donor site and shaping the flap into a breast, unilateral
- S2067Breast reconstruction of a single breast with "stacked" deep inferior epigastric perforator (diep) flap(s) and/or gluteal artery perforator (gap) flap(s), including harvesting of the flap(s), microvascular transfer, closure of donor site(s) and shaping the flap into a breast, unilateral
- S2068Breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator (diep) flap or superficial inferior epigastric artery (siea) flap, including harvesting of the flap, microvascular transfer, closure of donor site and shaping the flap into a breast, unilateral
- S2070Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy; with endoscopic laser treatment of ureteral calculi (includes ureteral catheterization)
- S2080Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (laup)
- S2083Adjustment of gastric band diameter via subcutaneous port by injection or aspiration of saline
- S2095Transcatheter occlusion or embolization for tumor destruction, percutaneous, any method, using yttrium-90 microspheres
- S2102Islet cell tissue transplant from pancreas; allogeneic
- S2103Adrenal tissue transplant to brain
- S2107Adoptive immunotherapy i.e. development of specific anti-tumor reactivity (e.g., tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy) per course of treatment
- S2112Arthroscopy, knee, surgical for harvesting of cartilage (chondrocyte cells)
- S2115Osteotomy, periacetabular, with internal fixation
Questions about S2079
What is HCPCS code S2079?
S2079 is a HCPCS Level II code for laparoscopic esophagomyotomy (heller type). It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S2079?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S2079 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is S2079 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S2079 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.