No signs melanoma
Absence of signs of melanoma (tenderness, jaundice, localized neurologic signs such as weakness, or any other sign suggesting systemic spread) or absence of symptoms of melanoma (cough, dyspnea, pain, paresthesia, or any other symptom suggesting the possibility of systemic spread of melanoma)
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G8749 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "G8749",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "No signs melanoma",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "M5B",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "1",
"pricing_indicator": "00",
"action_effective_date": "2019-01-01"
},
"description": "Absence of signs of melanoma (tenderness, jaundice, localized neurologic signs such as weakness, or any other sign suggesting systemic spread) or absence of symptoms of melanoma (cough, dyspnea, pain, paresthesia, or any other symptom suggesting the possibility of systemic spread of melanoma)",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2012-01-01",
"care_categories": [],
"care_category_details": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
G8749 has been in effect since 2012-01-01. 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/G8749 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G8749. 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.