`C1600` Cath, bladed, vasc prep

Catheter, transluminal intravascular lesion preparation device, bladed, sheathed (insertable)

Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
Status: active (October 2026 file)

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Practitioner: max 4 units per day (clinical), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
Outpatient hospital: max 4 units per day (clinical), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction

Payer policies and prior authorization for C1600

Payer coverage policies that name C1600

C1600 appears in 1 coverage policy from Capital Blue Cross.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Capital Blue Cross	Experimental and Investigational Procedures (MP 4.002) Procedure codes: Miscellaneous	listed, no stance	Sep 1, 2026	payer document

Medicaid fee-for-service

IN: $0.00 (professional, facility), effective Jan 1, 2024
KY: $0.00 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026

From payers' published prior-auth lists, coverage policies and state Medicaid fee schedules, updated Oct 16, 2026. The role is what the policy's own code table or text says about the code. Not a guarantee of coverage or payment; verify with the payer. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

C1600 Cath, bladed, vasc prep

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Payer policies and prior authorization for C1600

Payer coverage policies that name C1600

Medicaid fee-for-service

`C1600` Cath, bladed, vasc prep