A2008 — Theragenesis, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
A2008 is a HCPCS Level II code for theragenesis, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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 statusA
Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.
- Work RVU
- 0.00
- PE (non-facility)
- 3.81
- PE (facility)
- 3.81
- Malpractice RVU
- 0.00
Global period: ZZZ
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The CMS record for A2008
- Long descriptor
- Theragenesis, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Short descriptor
- Theragenesis, per sq cm
- Added
- January 1, 2022
- BETOS
- P5A
- Pricing indicator
- 11 — Physician fee schedule
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.
Price established using national RVUs.
Codes adjacent to A2008
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A2008 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A0998Ambulance response and treatment, no transport
- A0999Unlisted ambulance service
- A2001Innovamatrix ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2002Mirragen advanced wound matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2004Xcellistem, 1 mg
- A2005Microlyte matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2006Novosorb synpath dermal matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2007Restrata, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2009Symphony, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2010Apis, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2011Supra sdrm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2012Suprathel, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2013Innovamatrix fs, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2014Omeza collagen matrix or omeza complete matrix, per 100 mg
- A2015Phoenix wound matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2016Permeaderm b, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Questions about A2008
What is HCPCS code A2008?
A2008 is a HCPCS Level II code for theragenesis, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A2008?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A2008 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is A2008 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A2008 carries PFS status code A. Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.