Brief chkin by md/qhp, 11-20
Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G2252 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "G2252",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Brief chkin by md/qhp, 11-20",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "M5D",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "1",
"pricing_indicator": "13",
"action_effective_date": "2021-01-01"
},
"description": "Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 11-20 minutes of medical discussion",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2021-01-01",
"care_categories": [
"telehealth"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "telehealth",
"name": "Telehealth and virtual visits",
"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 G2250-G2252"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
G2252 has been in effect since 2021-01-01. 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/G2252 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G2252. 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.