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Q9956

Inj octafluoropropane mic,ml

Injection, octafluoropropane microspheres, per ml

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2005-04-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q9956 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "Q9956",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Inj octafluoropropane mic,ml",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "57",
      "action_effective_date": "2005-04-01"
    },
    "description": "Injection, octafluoropropane microspheres, per ml",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2005-04-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "imaging-agents"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "imaging-agents",
        "name": "Imaging and contrast agents",
        "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 Q9950-Q9983"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

Q9956 in the HCPCS file

betos
I1F
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
4
pricing indicator
57
action effective date
2005-04-01

Change history

Lifecycle

Q9956 has been in effect since 2005-04-01. 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 Q9956 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q9956 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code Q9956. 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.