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G0168

Wound closure by adhesive

Wound closure utilizing tissue adhesive(s) only

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2000-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0168 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G0168",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Wound closure by adhesive",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "P6C",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "00",
      "action_effective_date": "2000-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Wound closure utilizing tissue adhesive(s) only",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2000-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "wounds-and-ulcers"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "wounds-and-ulcers",
        "name": "Wounds, pressure sores and skin ulcers",
        "confidence": 0.85,
        "derivation": "derived",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II long description"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G0168 in the HCPCS file

betos
P6C
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
00
action effective date
2000-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

G0168 has been in effect since 2000-01-01. 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 G0168 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0168 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0168. 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.