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A9277

External transmitter, cgm

Transmitter; external, for use with non-durable medical equipment interstitial continuous glucose monitoring system

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2008-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A9277 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "A9277",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "External transmitter, cgm",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "Z2",
      "coverage": "S",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "9",
      "pricing_indicator": "00",
      "action_effective_date": "2023-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Transmitter; external, for use with non-durable medical equipment interstitial continuous glucose monitoring system",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2008-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "glucose-monitors-and-insulin-pumps"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "glucose-monitors-and-insulin-pumps",
        "name": "Glucose monitors and insulin pumps",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range A9276-A9278"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

A9277 in the HCPCS file

betos
Z2
coverage
S
action code
N
type of service
9
pricing indicator
00
action effective date
2023-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

A9277 has been in effect since 2008-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up A9277 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A9277 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code A9277. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.