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G9656

Pt trans from anest to pacu

Patient transferred directly from anesthetizing location to pacu or other non-icu location

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2016-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G9656 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G9656",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Pt trans from anest to pacu",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "Z2",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "00",
      "action_effective_date": "2018-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Patient transferred directly from anesthetizing location to pacu or other non-icu location",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2016-01-01",
    "care_categories": [],
    "care_category_details": []
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G9656 in the HCPCS file

betos
Z2
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
00
action effective date
2018-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

G9656 has been in effect since 2016-01-01. 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 G9656 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G9656 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G9656. 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.