Cath, translumin angio laser
Catheter, transluminal angioplasty, laser
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C1885 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "C1885",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Cath, translumin angio laser",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "D1A",
"coverage": "D",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "9",
"pricing_indicator": "53",
"action_effective_date": "2004-01-01"
},
"description": "Catheter, transluminal angioplasty, laser",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2001-04-01",
"care_categories": [
"implanted-devices"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "implanted-devices",
"name": "Implanted devices",
"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 C1713-C2631"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
C1885 has been in effect since 2001-04-01. 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/C1885 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C1885. 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.