HCPCS Code Details - J0608

HCPCS Level II Code
Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs
HCPCS Code J0608
Description

Long description:
Lanthanum carbonate, oral, powder, 5 mg, not therapeutically equivalent to j0607 (for esrd on dialysis)

Short description:
Lanthanum carbonate pwdr 5mg

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 57 - Other carrier priced
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
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

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 J0607 · Lanthanum carbonate, oral, 5 mg (for esrd on dialysis)

  • HCPCS J0609 · Ferric citrate, oral, 3 mg ferric iron, (for esrd on dialysis)


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”