SELECT 
  category_id, 
  parent_id 
FROM 
  cscart_categories 
WHERE 
  parent_id IN(
    721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 
    729, 730, 731, 732
  ) 
  AND category_id != 264

Query time 0.00027

Explain
id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra
1 SIMPLE cscart_categories range PRIMARY,parent,p_category_id parent 3 12 Using index condition; Using where