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C8930

Tte w or w/o contr, cont ecg

Transthoracic echocardiography, with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report; including performance of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, with physician supervision

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2009-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8930 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C8930",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Tte w or w/o contr, cont ecg",
    "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, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report; including performance of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, with physician supervision",
    "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

C8930 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

C8930 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 C8930 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8930 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C8930. 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.