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G0396

Alcohol/subs interv 15-30mn

Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention 15 to 30 minutes

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2008-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0396 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G0396",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Alcohol/subs interv 15-30mn",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "M5D",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "11",
      "action_effective_date": "2020-10-01"
    },
    "description": "Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention 15 to 30 minutes",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2008-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "addiction-treatment"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "addiction-treatment",
        "name": "Addiction treatment",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range G0396-G0397"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G0396 in the HCPCS file

betos
M5D
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
11
action effective date
2020-10-01

Change history

Lifecycle

G0396 has been in effect since 2008-01-01. 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 G0396 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0396 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0396. 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.