Coding at a Glance

CMS cross-references: 1 related code

Medicare Coverage & Payment

CMS short descriptor: Injection, durolane
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
Pricing indicator: 53
BETOS: O1E — Other drugs
Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2019
Terminated: December 31, 2018

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.

Code Set: Removed from the code set — not valid on or after January 1, 2019.

Related Codes

CMS cross-reference: code to use instead

The CMS HCPCS Level II code set carries an explicit cross-reference from this code (deleted or not valid for Medicare) to this code. A cross-referenced code can itself have been retired since; a terminated target is marked.

J7318 — Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg

Contextual Map

Every relationship of C9465 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 (40)

C9445 — Injection, c-1 esterase inhibitor (recombinant), ruconest, 10 units[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
C9446 — Injection, tedizolid phosphate, 1 mg[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
C9447 — Injection, phenylephrine and ketorolac, 4 ml vial[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
C9448 — Netupitant 300 mg and palonosetron 0.5 mg, oral[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
C9449 — Injection, blinatumomab, 1 mcg[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
C9450 — Injection, fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant, 0.01 mg[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
C9451 — Injection, peramivir, 1 mg[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
C9452 — Injection, ceftolozane 50 mg and tazobactam 25 mg[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
and 32 more

CMS cross-reference

J7318 — Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg[Cross-referenced to]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set (cross-reference field) · JUL2026

Change history (2)

January 1, 2019 — Removed from the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
and 1 more

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 — July 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: Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Change history

January 1, 2019
Removed from the code set
Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, per dose
April 1, 2018
Added to the code set
Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, per dose

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to C9465 in its code family, with their registry titles.

C9465 HCPCS Level II Code: Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, per dose