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C8904

Mri w/o cont, breast, uni

Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast, breast; unilateral

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Retired 2019-01-01
Billable
No
In effect from
2001-10-01

This code is no longer in use: it was retired on 2019-01-01. No replacement code is listed here.

Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8904 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C8904",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "retired",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Mri w/o cont, breast, uni",
    "billable": false,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I2D",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "cross_reference": "77046",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2019-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast, breast; unilateral",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": "2019-01-01",
    "effective_start": "2001-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "imaging"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "imaging",
        "name": "X-rays, CT, MRI and ultrasound",
        "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 C8900-C8937"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

C8904 in the HCPCS file

betos
I2D
coverage
D
action code
N
cross reference
77046
type of service
4
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2019-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C8904 has been in effect since 2001-10-01 and was retired on 2019-01-01. 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 C8904 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8904 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C8904. 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.