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S0596

Phakic iol refractive error

Phakic intraocular lens for correction of refractive error

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2012-04-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/S0596 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "S0596",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Phakic iol refractive error",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "Z2",
      "coverage": "I",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "9",
      "pricing_indicator": "00",
      "action_effective_date": "2012-04-01"
    },
    "description": "Phakic intraocular lens for correction of refractive error",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2012-04-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "eyeglasses-and-contacts"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "eyeglasses-and-contacts",
        "name": "Eyeglasses and contact lenses",
        "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 S0500-S0596"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

S0596 in the HCPCS file

betos
Z2
coverage
I
action code
N
type of service
9
pricing indicator
00
action effective date
2012-04-01

Change history

Lifecycle

S0596 has been in effect since 2012-04-01. 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 S0596 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/S0596 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code S0596. 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.