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C9756

Fluorescence lymph map w/icg

Intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic mapping of lymph node(s) (sentinel or tumor draining) with administration of indocyanine green (icg) (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2019-07-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C9756 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C9756",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Fluorescence lymph map w/icg",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I4B",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2019-07-01"
    },
    "description": "Intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic mapping of lymph node(s) (sentinel or tumor draining) with administration of indocyanine green (icg) (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2019-07-01",
    "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 I4B"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

C9756 in the HCPCS file

betos
I4B
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
4
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2019-07-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C9756 has been in effect since 2019-07-01. 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 C9756 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C9756 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C9756. 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.