Drug test presump optical
Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures, (e.g., immunoassay) capable of being read by direct optical observation only (e.g., dipsticks, cups, cards, cartridges), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service
This code is no longer in use: it was retired on 2017-01-01. No replacement code is listed here.
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0477 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "G0477",
"parent": null,
"status": "retired",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Drug test presump optical",
"billable": false,
"attributes": {
"betos": "T1H",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"cross_reference": "80305",
"type_of_service": "5",
"pricing_indicator": "21",
"action_effective_date": "2017-01-01"
},
"description": "Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures, (e.g., immunoassay) capable of being read by direct optical observation only (e.g., dipsticks, cups, cards, cartridges), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": "2017-01-01",
"effective_start": "2016-01-01",
"care_categories": [
"lab-tests"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "lab-tests",
"name": "Lab tests",
"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 T1H"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
G0477 has been in effect since 2016-01-01 and was retired on 2017-01-01. 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/G0477 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0477. 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.