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C7548

Exch neph cath w/ dil stric

Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, with ureteral stricture balloon dilation, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2023-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C7548 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C7548",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Exch neph cath w/ dil stric",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "P5E",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "2",
      "pricing_indicator": "11",
      "action_effective_date": "2023-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, with ureteral stricture balloon dilation, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation",
    "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

C7548 in the HCPCS file

betos
P5E
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
2
pricing indicator
11
action effective date
2023-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C7548 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

Look up C7548 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C7548 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C7548. 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.