HCPCS Code Details - J2501

HCPCS Level II Code
Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs
HCPCS Code J2501
Description

Long description:
Injection, paricalcitol, 1 mcg

Short description:
Paricalcitol

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 51 - Drugs
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code D - Special coverage instructions apply
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, 2003
Date added Added Jan 01, 2003
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

ASP Drug pricing - J2501

Effective Code Dosage Payment
Limit
Vaccine AWP % Vaccine Limit Infusion AWP % DME infusion limit Blood AWP % Blood limit Clotting factor Note
1 MCG 0.752737248873567 - - - - - -
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 1 MCG 0.664854939048602 - - - - - -
October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 1 MCG 0.897650213151692 20% - - - - -
Jul 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 1 MCG 0.498 20% - - - - -
April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 1 MCG 0.686485457195835 20% - - - - -

See also


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”