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K0552

Sup/ext non-ins inf pump syr

Supplies for external non-insulin drug infusion pump, syringe type cartridge, sterile, each

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2003-07-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/K0552 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "K0552",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Sup/ext non-ins inf pump syr",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1E",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "34",
      "action_effective_date": "2017-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Supplies for external non-insulin drug infusion pump, syringe type cartridge, sterile, each",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2003-07-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "infusion-pumps"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "infusion-pumps",
        "name": "Infusion pumps and supplies",
        "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 code K0552"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

K0552 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1E
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
34
action effective date
2017-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

K0552 has been in effect since 2003-07-01. 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 K0552 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/K0552 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code K0552. 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.