SELECT 
  category_id, 
  parent_id 
FROM 
  cscart_categories 
WHERE 
  parent_id IN(478, 175, 174, 177, 196, 479) 
  AND category_id != 264

Query time 0.00023

JSON explain

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  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "cost": 0.00979771,
    "nested_loop": [
      {
        "table": {
          "table_name": "cscart_categories",
          "access_type": "range",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "parent", "p_category_id"],
          "key": "parent",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["parent_id"],
          "loops": 1,
          "rows": 22,
          "cost": 0.00979771,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "cscart_categories.parent_id in (478,175,174,177,196,479) and cscart_categories.category_id <> 264",
          "using_index": true
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}