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G0404

Ekg tracing for initial prev

Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report, performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2009-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0404 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G0404",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Ekg tracing for initial prev",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "T2C",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "5",
      "pricing_indicator": "11",
      "action_effective_date": "2009-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report, performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2009-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "heart-lung-and-nerve-tests"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "heart-lung-and-nerve-tests",
        "name": "Heart, lung and nerve tests",
        "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 G0403-G0405"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G0404 in the HCPCS file

betos
T2C
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
5
pricing indicator
11
action effective date
2009-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

G0404 has been in effect since 2009-01-01. 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 G0404 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0404 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0404. 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.