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J2850

Inj secretin synthetic human

Injection, secretin, synthetic, human, 1 microgram

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2006-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/J2850 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "J2850",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Inj secretin synthetic human",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "O1E",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "51",
      "action_effective_date": "2006-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Injection, secretin, synthetic, human, 1 microgram",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2006-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "medications-given-by-a-provider"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "medications-given-by-a-provider",
        "name": "Medications given by a provider",
        "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 range J0000-J8999"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

J2850 in the HCPCS file

betos
O1E
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
51
action effective date
2006-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

J2850 has been in effect since 2006-01-01. 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 J2850 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/J2850 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code J2850. 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.