J7040

Normal saline solution infus

Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit)

Code system: HCPCS Level II
Status: Active
Billable: Yes
In effect from: 1984-01-01

Request

curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/J7040 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

200 OK · application/json

{
  "data": {
    "code": "J7040",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Normal saline solution infus",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "O1E",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "51",
      "action_effective_date": "1997-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "1984-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "iv-fluids-and-nutrition"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "iv-fluids-and-nutrition",
        "name": "IV fluids and IV nutrition",
        "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 J7030-J7131"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

J7040 in the HCPCS file

betos: O1E
coverage: D
action code: N
type of service: 1
pricing indicator: 51
action effective date: 1997-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

J7040 has been in effect since 1984-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

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Use it

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curl

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

MCP prompt

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Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.