S9443 HCPCS Level II Code: Lactation classes, non-physician provider, per session
HCPCS Level II code, maintained by CMS. Not a CPT code: CPT (HCPCS Level I) is a separate AMA code set that MedCoder does not publish. About HCPCS Level II
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Lactation class
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of S9443 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (37)
- S9401 — Anticoagulation clinic, inclusive of all services except laboratory tests, per session[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- S9430 — Pharmacy compounding and dispensing services[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- S9432 — Medical foods for non-inborn errors of metabolism[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- S9433 — Medical food nutritionally complete, administered orally, providing 100% of nutritional intake[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- S9434 — Modified solid food supplements for inborn errors of metabolism[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- S9435 — Medical foods for inborn errors of metabolism[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- S9436 — Childbirth preparation/lamaze classes, non-physician provider, per session[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- S9437 — Childbirth refresher classes, non-physician provider, per session[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 29 more
Change history
- January 1, 2002 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — October 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
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MedCoder.ai. "S9443 — Lactation classes, non-physician provider, per session." HCPCS Level II October 2026. https://medcoder.ai/hcpcs/code/s9443-lactation-classes-non-physician-provider-per-session
Change history
- January 1, 2002Added to the code setLactation classes, non-physician provider, per sessionHCPCS 2002 changes
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to S9443 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- S9437 — Childbirth refresher classes, non-physician provider, per session
- S9438 — Cesarean birth classes, non-physician provider, per session
- S9439 — Vbac (vaginal birth after cesarean) classes, non-physician provider, per session
- S9441 — Asthma education, non-physician provider, per session
- S9442 — Birthing classes, non-physician provider, per session
- S9444 — Parenting classes, non-physician provider, per session
- S9445 — Patient education, not otherwise classified, non-physician provider, individual, per session
- S9446 — Patient education, not otherwise classified, non-physician provider, group, per session
- S9447 — Infant safety (including cpr) classes, non-physician provider, per session
- S9449 — Weight management classes, non-physician provider, per session