Pt no ref oto reas no spec
Patient not referred to a physician (preferably a physician with training in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation, reason not given
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G8563 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "G8563",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Pt no ref oto reas no spec",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "M5D",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "1",
"pricing_indicator": "00",
"action_effective_date": "2013-01-01"
},
"description": "Patient not referred to a physician (preferably a physician with training in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation, reason not given",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2010-01-01",
"care_categories": [],
"care_category_details": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
G8563 has been in effect since 2010-01-01. 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/G8563 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G8563. 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.