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A9503

Tc99m medronate

Technetium tc-99m medronate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
1997-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A9503 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "A9503",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Tc99m medronate",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I1E",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "57",
      "action_effective_date": "2006-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Technetium tc-99m medronate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "1997-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "imaging-agents"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "imaging-agents",
        "name": "Imaging and contrast agents",
        "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 A9500-A9700"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

A9503 in the HCPCS file

betos
I1E
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
4
pricing indicator
57
action effective date
2006-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

A9503 has been in effect since 1997-01-01. 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 A9503 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A9503 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code A9503. 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.