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HCPCS Level II

HCPCS Level II 1996 code changes

Every HCPCS Level II code whose CMS add date or termination date falls in 1996, grouped by effective date. Each code's own page carries its full record.

47
Added
0
Deleted

For HCPCS Level II, MedCoder records each code's CMS add date and termination date from the alpha-numeric file. A deletion is listed on the first day the code is no longer valid (the day after its CMS termination date). Description revisions between quarterly files are not recorded as changes.

Added effective January 1, 1996 (46)

  • A4230 — Infusion set for external insulin pump, non needle cannula type
  • A4231 — Infusion set for external insulin pump, needle type
  • A4232 — Syringe with needle for external insulin pump, sterile, 3 cc
  • A4258 — Spring-powered device for lancet, each
  • A4301 — Implantable access total catheter, port/reservoir (e.g., venous, arterial, epidural, subarachnoid, peritoneal, etc.)
  • A4575 — Topical hyperbaric oxygen chamber, disposable
  • A4595 — Electrical stimulator supplies, 2 lead, per month, (e.g., tens, nmes)
  • A4628 — Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each
  • A4629 — Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy
  • A9500 — Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
  • A9505 — Thallium tl-201 thallous chloride, diagnostic, per millicurie
  • E0748 — Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, non-invasive, spinal applications
  • E0784 — External ambulatory infusion pump, insulin
  • E1800 — Dynamic adjustable elbow extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
  • E1805 — Dynamic adjustable wrist extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
  • E1810 — Dynamic adjustable knee extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
  • E1815 — Dynamic adjustable ankle extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
  • E1820 — Replacement soft interface material, dynamic adjustable extension/flexion device
  • E1825 — Dynamic adjustable finger extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
  • E1830 — Dynamic adjustable toe extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
  • J0713 — Injection, ceftazidime, per 500 mg
  • J1250 — Injection, dobutamine hydrochloride, per 250 mg
  • J1650 — Injection, enoxaparin sodium, 10 mg
  • J1955 — Injection, levocarnitine, per 1 gm
  • J2250 — Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg
  • J2300 — Injection, nalbuphine hydrochloride, per 10 mg
  • J2310 — Injection, naloxone hydrochloride, per 1 mg
  • J2597 — Injection, desmopressin acetate, per 1 mcg
  • J3265 — Injection, torsemide, 10 mg/ml
  • J3305 — Injection, trimetrexate glucuronate, per 25 mg
  • J3475 — Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg
  • J3480 — Injection, potassium chloride, per 2 meq
  • J7191 — Factor viii (antihemophilic factor (porcine)), per i.u.
  • J7509 — Methylprednisolone oral, per 4 mg
  • J7510 — Prednisolone oral, per 5 mg
  • J7599 — Immunosuppressive drug, not otherwise classified
  • J9015 — Injection, aldesleukin, per single use vial
  • J9266 — Injection, pegaspargase, per single dose vial
  • J9390 — Injection, vinorelbine tartrate, 10 mg
  • L5617 — Addition to lower extremity, quick change self-aligning unit, above knee or below knee, each
  • L5845 — Addition, endoskeletal, knee-shin system, stance flexion feature, adjustable
  • L5930 — Addition, endoskeletal system, high activity knee control frame
  • L5985 — All endoskeletal lower extremity prostheses, dynamic prosthetic pylon
  • L8619 — Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement
  • V2531 — Contact lens, scleral, gas permeable, per lens (for contact lens modification, see 92325)
  • V2781 — Progressive lens, per lens

Added effective July 1, 1996 (1)

  • Q0144 — Azithromycin dihydrate, oral, capsules/powder, 1 gram

Source: CMS HCPCS Level II alpha-numeric file (add and termination dates).

Source data

Source organization
CMS
Source release
HCPCS Level II October 2026 alpha-numeric file
Source file
october-2026-alpha-numeric-hcpcs-file.zip
File checksum (SHA-256)
c25240c63108756d4ba6c0ea785c517117d83bfed9526c51da8acf123de1feb6
Data read date
Data not available in the current MedCoder release record.
Effective date
CMS effective dates within 1996
Release type
Quarterly (January, April, July, October), with occasional mid-quarter additions
Methodology
Each code's add date and termination date are read from the alpha-numeric file. A deletion is dated the first day the code is no longer valid, the day after its termination date. Description revisions are not recorded as changes.

These changes are based on recorded release data. MedCoder does not generate coding changes with AI.

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