Lanthanum carbonate, oral, powder, 5 mg, not therapeutically equivalent to j0607 (for esrd on dialysis)
Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs
J0608 is a valid 2025 HCPCS code for Lanthanum carbonate, oral, powder, 5 mg, not therapeutically equivalent to j0607 (for esrd on dialysis) or just “Lanthanum carbonate pwdr 5mg” for short, used in Medical care.
HCPCS Level II Code Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs |
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HCPCS Code | J0608 |
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Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
HCPCS Modifier1 | |
HCPCS Pricing indicator |
57 - Other carrier priced
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Multiple pricing indicator |
A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
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Coverage code | C - Carrier judgment |
BETOS2 code | O1E - Other drugs |
HCPCS Action code | A - Add procedure or modifier code |
Type of service | 1 - Medical care |
Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2025 |
Date added | Added Jan 01, 2025 |
HCPCS Coding Procedures |
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
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”