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C1899

Lead, pmkr/aicd combination

Lead, pacemaker/cardioverter-defibrillator combination (implantable)

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2001-04-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C1899 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C1899",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Lead, pmkr/aicd combination",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1A",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "9",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2004-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Lead, pacemaker/cardioverter-defibrillator combination (implantable)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2001-04-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "pacemakers-and-defibrillators"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "pacemakers-and-defibrillators",
        "name": "Pacemakers and defibrillators",
        "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 (description)"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

C1899 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1A
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
9
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2004-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C1899 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

Look up C1899 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C1899 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C1899. 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.