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G0252

Pet imaging initial dx

Pet imaging, full and partial-ring pet scanners only, for initial diagnosis of breast cancer and/or surgical planning for breast cancer (e.g., initial staging of axillary lymph nodes)

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2002-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0252 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G0252",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Pet imaging initial dx",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I2D",
      "coverage": "M",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "00",
      "action_effective_date": "2002-10-01"
    },
    "description": "Pet imaging, full and partial-ring pet scanners only, for initial diagnosis of breast cancer and/or surgical planning for breast cancer (e.g., initial staging of axillary lymph nodes)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2002-10-01",
    "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 I2D"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G0252 in the HCPCS file

betos
I2D
coverage
M
action code
N
type of service
4
pricing indicator
00
action effective date
2002-10-01

Change history

Lifecycle

G0252 has been in effect since 2002-10-01. 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 G0252 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0252 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0252. 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.