HCPCS Code Details - J1836

HCPCS Level II Code
Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs
HCPCS Code J1836
Description

Long description:
Injection, metronidazole, 10 mg

Short description:
Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 51 - Drugs
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
ASC payment group code Effective Jan 01, 2024 - 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, 2024
Date added Added Jul 01, 2023
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 - J1836

Effective Code Dosage Payment
Limit
Vaccine AWP % Vaccine Limit Infusion AWP % DME infusion limit Blood AWP % Blood limit Clotting factor Note
October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 10 MG 0.026 - - - - - -
Jul 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024 10 MG 0.026 - - - - - -
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024 10 MG 0.025 - - - - - -
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 10 MG 0.024 - - - - - -
October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 10 MG 0.024 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”