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C9744

Abd us w/contrast

Ultrasound, abdominal, with contrast

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Retired 2019-01-01
Billable
No
In effect from
2016-10-01

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/C9744 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C9744",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "retired",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Abd us w/contrast",
    "billable": false,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I3B",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "cross_reference": "76978",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2019-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Ultrasound, abdominal, with contrast",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": "2019-01-01",
    "effective_start": "2016-10-01",
    "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 I3B"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

C9744 in the HCPCS file

betos
I3B
coverage
D
action code
N
cross reference
76978
type of service
4
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2019-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C9744 has been in effect since 2016-10-01 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 C9744 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C9744 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C9744. 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.