Date Posted: April 23, 2026

This Billing and Coding article has been revised and published for notice under contract numbers: 01112 (NCA), 01182 (SCA), 01212 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), and 01312 (NV).

Effective Date: January 1, 2026

Summary of Article Changes: Effective 01/01/2026 - Under Coding Guidelines added HCPCS code C8007 to the Implantation codes list, added HCPCS code C8008 to Revision or replacement codes list, and added HCPCS code C8009 to Removal Codes list.

Effective 1/1/2026 Under CPT/HCPCS Codes, added HCPCS codes C8007, C8008, C8009, under Group 1.

References to Modifier 52 have been removed.

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