Summary & Overview
HCPCS Level II C1877: Stent, Non-Coated/Non-Covered, Without Delivery System
HCPCS Level II code C1877 denotes a non-coated, non-covered stent supplied without a delivery system. This device-level code is used when the stent itself is billed separately from procedural or delivery components. Nationally, device supply codes like C1877 matter for facility billing, device inventory tracking, and payer coverage policies that distinguish between implantable devices and bundled procedural supplies. Key payers included in this analysis are Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare.
Readers will find a concise explanation of what C1877 represents, typical sites of service where the stent is used, and which payers commonly encounter claims for this code. The publication covers billing context and common modifiers observed on claim lines, benchmarking considerations for device-only supply lines, and clinical context for when an uncoated, uncovered stent might be utilized. Where available, policy notes and claim-processing considerations from national payers are summarized. Data not available in the input is explicitly noted where applicable.
Billing Code Overview
HCPCS Level II code C1877 describes a stent, non-coated/non-covered, without delivery system. This code represents the supply of an uncoated, uncovered vascular or endovascular stent device provided separately from any delivery system.
Service type: implantable vascular device supply
Typical site of service: hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgical center
Clinical & Coding Specifications
Clinical Context
A 68-year-old patient with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease presents with lifestyle-limiting claudication and an angiographically significant stenosis of the superficial femoral artery. Diagnostic peripheral angiography confirms a focal, flow-limiting lesion amenable to endovascular therapy. During the same endovascular session, the interventionalist performs percutaneous transluminal angioplasty followed by placement of a C1877 stent (non-coated/non-covered, without delivery system) to scaffold the artery and restore luminal patency. The procedure occurs in an outpatient ambulatory surgery center or hospital catheterization lab under moderate sedation or monitored anesthesia care. Typical workflow: preoperative vascular assessment and consent, vascular access (commonly common femoral artery), diagnostic angiography, lesion crossing with guidewire, lesion preparation (balloon angioplasty and/or atherectomy as needed), stent deployment using the facility’s delivery system (stent billed separately as C1877 when supplied without a delivery system), completion angiography, hemostasis and post-procedure monitoring, and scheduling of follow-up vascular clinic visit for wound and perfusion assessment.
Coding Specifications
| Modifier | Description | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
00 | No modifier | Use when no modifier applies and standard reporting is required |