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E0490

Control unit nm hw remote

Power source and control electronics unit for oral device/appliance for neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the tongue muscle, controlled by hardware remote

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2023-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/E0490 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "E0490",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Control unit nm hw remote",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1E",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "R",
      "pricing_indicator": "36",
      "action_effective_date": "2023-10-01"
    },
    "description": "Power source and control electronics unit for oral device/appliance for neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the tongue muscle, controlled by hardware remote",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2023-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "medical-equipment"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "medical-equipment",
        "name": "Medical equipment and supplies",
        "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 range E0100-E8999"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

E0490 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1E
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
R
pricing indicator
36
action effective date
2023-10-01

Change history

Lifecycle

E0490 has been in effect since 2023-10-01. 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 E0490 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/E0490 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code E0490. 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.