NEW HCPCS code C1849 – Skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable per square centimeter
Effective July 1, 2020 the CMS HCPCS Workgroup created a new HCPCS code, C1849 for “Skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter”. CMS has designated C1849 as a high-cost skin substitute under the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System.