Cov-19 test non-cdc hgh thru
2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r
This code is no longer in use: it was retired on 2023-05-12. No replacement code is listed here.
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/U0004 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "U0004",
"parent": null,
"status": "retired",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Cov-19 test non-cdc hgh thru",
"billable": false,
"attributes": {
"betos": "T1H",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "5",
"pricing_indicator": "22",
"action_effective_date": "2023-05-12"
},
"description": "2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": "2023-05-12",
"effective_start": "2020-04-14",
"care_categories": [
"covid-19",
"lab-tests"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "covid-19",
"name": "COVID-19",
"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 U0001-U0005"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
},
{
"slug": "lab-tests",
"name": "Lab tests",
"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 U0001-U0005"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
U0004 has been in effect since 2020-04-14 and was retired on 2023-05-12. 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/U0004 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code U0004. 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.