US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 50.5
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
The following HCPCS codes are approved for billing in Ambulatory Surgical Centers:
61885 Incision and subcutaneous placement of cranial neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, direct or
inductive coupling; with connection to a single electrode array - ASC Payment Group 02
61888 Revision or removal of cranial neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver - ASC Payment Group 01
NOTE: Pulse generator is payable in an ASC; implantation of electrodes are not.
History
(Rev. 128, 03-26-04)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
02d02f2f359dd252cb7caa0719eb87de31e34bd185f922944e3d8f78439f11db
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