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J1741 HCPCS Level II Code: Injection, ibuprofen, 100 mg

Medicare Coverage & Payment

  • CMS short descriptor: Ibuprofen injection
  • Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
  • Payment category: Drugs (pricing indicator 51)
  • BETOS: O1E — Other drugs
  • Last CMS action effective: July 1, 2026

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 Overview

Injection, ibuprofen, 100 mg is a HCPCS Level II code (J1741). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Ibuprofen injection.

Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official HCPCS Level II record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Change history

  • 2013-01-01
    Added to the code set
    Injection, ibuprofen, 100 mg

Drug products (NDC)

CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS Crosswalk · 2026 Q3

Medicare Part B payment limit (ASP + 6%): $3.25

66220-0284-22 — Caldolor — Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (size 200 × qty 20 (100 MG per billing unit))

66220-0287-08 — Caldolor — Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (size 8 × qty 25 (100 MG per billing unit))

From the CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS Crosswalk and Part B Payment Limit File. Payment limits apply per HCPCS billing code, not per package.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of J1741 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 (23)

  • J1700 — Injection, hydrocortisone acetate, up to 25 mg [Sibling]
  • J1710 — Injection, hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, up to 50 mg [Sibling]
  • J1720 — Injection, hydrocortisone sodium succinate, up to 100 mg [Sibling]
  • J1725 — Injection, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, 1 mg [Sibling]
  • J1726 — Injection, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, (makena), 10 mg [Sibling]
  • J1729 — Injection, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, not otherwise specified, 10 mg [Sibling]
  • J1730 — Injection, diazoxide, up to 300 mg [Sibling]
  • J1736 — Injection, meloxicam (delova), 1 mg [Sibling]
  • and 15 more

Change history

  • 2013-01-01 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to J1741 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • J1730 — Injection, diazoxide, up to 300 mg
  • J1736 — Injection, meloxicam (delova), 1 mg
  • J1737 — Injection, meloxicam (azurity), 1 mg
  • J1738 — Injection, meloxicam, 1 mg
  • J1740 — Injection, ibandronate sodium, 1 mg
  • J1742 — Injection, ibutilide fumarate, 1 mg
  • J1743 — Injection, idursulfase, 1 mg
  • J1744 — Injection, icatibant, 1 mg
  • J1745 — Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg
  • J1746 — Injection, ibalizumab-uiyk, 10 mg