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S8422

Custom grad sleeve med

Gradient pressure aid (sleeve), custom made, medium weight

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2002-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/S8422 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "S8422",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Custom grad sleeve med",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "Z2",
      "coverage": "I",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "9",
      "pricing_indicator": "00",
      "action_effective_date": "2002-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Gradient pressure aid (sleeve), custom made, medium weight",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2002-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "compression-garments-and-pumps"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "compression-garments-and-pumps",
        "name": "Compression garments and pumps",
        "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 S8420-S8490"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

S8422 in the HCPCS file

betos
Z2
coverage
I
action code
N
type of service
9
pricing indicator
00
action effective date
2002-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

S8422 has been in effect since 2002-01-01. 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 S8422 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/S8422 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code S8422. 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.