C1608 — Prosthesis, total, dual mobility, first carpometacarpal joint (implantable)
C1608 is a HCPCS Level II code for prosthesis, total, dual mobility, first carpometacarpal joint (implantable). It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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.
The CMS record for C1608
- Long descriptor
- Prosthesis, total, dual mobility, first carpometacarpal joint (implantable)
- Short descriptor
- Prosthesis, dual mob cmc1
- Added
- January 1, 2026
- BETOS
- P1G
- Pricing indicator
- 53 — Other
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.
Statute.
Codes adjacent to C1608
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C1608 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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- C1603Retrieval device, insertable, laser (used to retrieve intravascular inferior vena cava filter)
- C1604Graft, transmural transvenous arterial bypass (implantable), with all delivery system components
- C1605Pacemaker, leadless, dual chamber (right atrial and right ventricular implantable components), rate-responsive, including all necessary components for implantation
- C1606Adapter, single-use (i.e. disposable), for attaching ultrasound system to upper gastrointestinal endoscope
- C1607Neurostimulator, integrated (implantable), rechargeable with all implantable and external components including charging system
- C1609Vertebral device, motion-preserving, with screw fixation
- C1713Anchor/screw for opposing bone-to-bone or soft tissue-to-bone (implantable)
- C1714Catheter, transluminal atherectomy, directional
- C1715Brachytherapy needle
- C1716Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, gold-198, per source
- C1717Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, high dose rate iridium-192, per source
- C1719Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, non-high dose rate iridium-192, per source
- C1721Cardioverter-defibrillator, dual chamber (implantable)
Questions about C1608
What is HCPCS code C1608?
C1608 is a HCPCS Level II code for prosthesis, total, dual mobility, first carpometacarpal joint (implantable). It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C1608?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C1608 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.