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J1749 HCPCS Level II Code: Injection, iloprost, 0.1 mcg

Medicare Coverage & Payment

  • CMS short descriptor: Inj, iloprost, 0.1 mcg
  • Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
  • Payment category: Drugs (pricing indicator 51)
  • BETOS: O1E — Other drugs
  • Last CMS action effective: October 1, 2024

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, iloprost, 0.1 mcg is a HCPCS Level II code (J1749). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Inj, iloprost, 0.1 mcg.

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

Change history

  • 2024-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Injection, iloprost, 0.1 mcg

Drug products (NDC)

CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS Crosswalk · 2026 Q3

Medicare Part B payment limit (ASP + 6%): $5.65

83226-2001-01 — Aurlumyn — BTG International Inc. (size 1 × qty 1 (0.1 MCG 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 J1749 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)

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  • 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

  • 2024-10-01 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to J1749 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • J1743 — Injection, idursulfase, 1 mg
  • J1744 — Injection, icatibant, 1 mg
  • J1745 — Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg
  • J1746 — Injection, ibalizumab-uiyk, 10 mg
  • J1747 — Injection, spesolimab-sbzo, 1 mg
  • J1748 — Injection, infliximab-dyyb (zymfentra), 10 mg
  • J1750 — Injection, iron dextran, 50 mg
  • J1756 — Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg
  • J1786 — Injection, imiglucerase, 10 units
  • J1790 — Injection, droperidol, up to 5 mg