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C8929

Tte w or wo fol wcon,doppler

Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral doppler echocardiography, and with color flow doppler echocardiography

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2009-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8929 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C8929",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Tte w or wo fol wcon,doppler",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I3C",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2009-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral doppler echocardiography, and with color flow doppler echocardiography",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2009-01-01",
    "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

C8929 in the HCPCS file

betos
I3C
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
4
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2009-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C8929 has been in effect since 2009-01-01. 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 C8929 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8929 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C8929. 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.