Open exc cerv node(s) w/ id
Open biopsy or excision of deep cervical node(s) with intraoperative identification (e.g., mapping) of sentinel lymph node(s) including injection of non-radioactive dye when performed
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C7503 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "C7503",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Open exc cerv node(s) w/ id",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "P5E",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "2",
"pricing_indicator": "11",
"action_effective_date": "2023-01-01"
},
"description": "Open biopsy or excision of deep cervical node(s) with intraoperative identification (e.g., mapping) of sentinel lymph node(s) including injection of non-radioactive dye when performed",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2023-01-01",
"care_categories": [],
"care_category_details": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
C7503 has been in effect since 2023-01-01. 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/C7503 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C7503. 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.