HCPCS Code Details - J1826

HCPCS Level II Code
Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs
HCPCS Code J1826
Description

Long description:
Injection, interferon beta-1a, 30 mcg

Short description:
Interferon beta-1a inj

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
ASC payment group code Effective Jan 01, 2017 - This procedure is approved to be performed in an ambulatory surgical center.
BETOS2 code O1E - Other drugs
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2017
Date added Added Jan 01, 2011
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS J1823 · Injection, inebilizumab-cdon, 1 mg

  • HCPCS Q3027 · Injection, interferon beta-1a, 1 mcg for intramuscular use

  • HCPCS Q3028 · Injection, interferon beta-1a, 1 mcg for subcutaneous use

  • HCPCS J1830 · Injection, interferon beta-1b, 0.25 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)


1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”