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C9779

Esd endoscopy or colonoscopy

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (esd), including endoscopy or colonoscopy, mucosal closure, when performed

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2021-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C9779 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C9779",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Esd endoscopy or colonoscopy",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "P8D",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "9",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2026-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Endoscopic submucosal dissection (esd), including endoscopy or colonoscopy, mucosal closure, when performed",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2021-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "endoscopy-and-colonoscopy"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "endoscopy-and-colonoscopy",
        "name": "Endoscopy and colonoscopy",
        "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 P8D"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

C9779 in the HCPCS file

betos
P8D
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
9
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2026-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C9779 has been in effect since 2021-10-01. 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 C9779 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C9779 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C9779. 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.