Ef ped specmetabolic inherit
Enteral formula, for pediatrics, special metabolic needs for inherited disease of metabolism, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/B4162 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "B4162",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Ef ped specmetabolic inherit",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "O1C",
"coverage": "D",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "E",
"pricing_indicator": "46",
"action_effective_date": "2005-01-01"
},
"description": "Enteral formula, for pediatrics, special metabolic needs for inherited disease of metabolism, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2005-01-01",
"care_categories": [
"nutrition-therapy"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "nutrition-therapy",
"name": "Nutrition therapy and tube feeding",
"confidence": 0.9,
"derivation": "source_stated",
"evidence": [
{
"url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
"anchor": "HCPCS Level II range B4000-B9999"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
B4162 has been in effect since 2005-01-01. 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
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/B4162 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code B4162. 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.