Fixed patient lift system
Patient lift, fixed system, includes all components/accessories
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/E0640 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "E0640",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Fixed patient lift system",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "Y2",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "9",
"pricing_indicator": "00",
"action_effective_date": "2007-01-01"
},
"description": "Patient lift, fixed system, includes all components/accessories",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2005-01-01",
"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
Change history
E0640 has been in effect since 2005-01-01. 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
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/E0640 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code E0640. 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.