Inj., triamcinolone ext rel
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg
This code is no longer in use: it was retired on 2019-01-01. No replacement code is listed here.
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q9993 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "Q9993",
"parent": null,
"status": "retired",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Inj., triamcinolone ext rel",
"billable": false,
"attributes": {
"betos": "O1E",
"coverage": "D",
"action_code": "N",
"cross_reference": "J3304",
"type_of_service": "1",
"pricing_indicator": "51",
"action_effective_date": "2019-01-01"
},
"description": "Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": "2019-01-01",
"effective_start": "2018-07-01",
"care_categories": [
"medications-given-by-a-provider"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "medications-given-by-a-provider",
"name": "Medications given by a provider",
"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 range Q0000-Q9999 (description)"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
Q9993 has been in effect since 2018-07-01 and was retired on 2019-01-01. 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
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/Q9993 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code Q9993. 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.