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Q9987

Pathogen test for platelets

Pathogen(s) test for platelets

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Retired 2018-01-01
Billable
No
In effect from
2017-07-01

This code is no longer in use: it was retired on 2018-01-01. No replacement code is listed here.

Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q9987 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "Q9987",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "retired",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Pathogen test for platelets",
    "billable": false,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "T1H",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "cross_reference": "P9100",
      "type_of_service": "5",
      "pricing_indicator": "57",
      "action_effective_date": "2018-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Pathogen(s) test for platelets",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": "2018-01-01",
    "effective_start": "2017-07-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "lab-tests"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "lab-tests",
        "name": "Lab tests",
        "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 BETOS type of service T1H"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

Q9987 in the HCPCS file

betos
T1H
coverage
D
action code
N
cross reference
P9100
type of service
5
pricing indicator
57
action effective date
2018-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

Q9987 has been in effect since 2017-07-01 and was retired on 2018-01-01. 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 Q9987 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q9987 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code Q9987. 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.