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C9738

Blue light cysto imag agent

Adjunctive blue light cystoscopy with fluorescent imaging agent (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2018-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C9738 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C9738",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Blue light cysto imag agent",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I1F",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2018-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Adjunctive blue light cystoscopy with fluorescent imaging agent (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2018-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "imaging"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "imaging",
        "name": "X-rays, CT, MRI and ultrasound",
        "confidence": 0.9,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II BETOS type of service I1F"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

C9738 in the HCPCS file

betos
I1F
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2018-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C9738 has been in effect since 2018-01-01. 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 C9738 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C9738 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C9738. 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.