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J1836 HCPCS Level II Code: Injection, metronidazole, 10 mg

Medicare Coverage & Payment

  • CMS short descriptor: Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg
  • Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
  • Payment category: Drugs (pricing indicator 51)
  • BETOS: O1E — Other drugs
  • Last CMS action effective: January 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.

Change history

  • July 1, 2023
    Added to the code set
    Injection, metronidazole, 10 mg

Drug products (NDC)

CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS Crosswalk · 2026 Q3

Medicare Part B payment limit (ASP + 6%): $0.03

00264-5535-32 Metronidazole — B. Braun Medical Inc. (size 100 × qty 24 (10 MG per billing unit))

00338-1055-48 Metronidazole — Baxter Healthcare Corporation (size 100 × qty 24 (10 MG per billing unit))

00338-9541-24 Metronidazole — Baxter Healthcare Corporation (size 100 × qty 24 (10 MG per billing unit))

00404-9991-00 Metronidazole — Henry Schein Inc. (size 100 × qty 1 (10 MG per billing unit))

00409-0152-24 Metronidazole — Pfizer Inc (size 100 × qty 24 (10 MG per billing unit))

25021-0131-82 Metronidazole — Sagent Pharmaceuticals (size 100 × qty 24 (10 MG per billing unit))

72572-0540-24 Metronidazole — Civica, Inc. (size 100 × qty 24 (10 MG per billing unit))

80830-2465-09 Metronidazole — Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC (size 100 × qty 24 (10 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

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Nearest codes (24)

Change history

  • July 1, 2023 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to J1836 in its code family, with their registry titles.