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Q0478

Power adapter, combo vad

Power adapter for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, vehicle type

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2011-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q0478 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "Q0478",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Power adapter, combo vad",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "2013-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Power adapter for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, vehicle type",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2011-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "implanted-devices"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "implanted-devices",
        "name": "Implanted devices",
        "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 Q0477-Q0509"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

Q0478 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1F
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
38
action effective date
2013-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

Q0478 has been in effect since 2011-01-01. 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 Q0478 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q0478 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code Q0478. 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.