HCPCS Code Details - J7131

HCPCS Level II Code
Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs
HCPCS Code J7131
Description

Long description:
Hypertonic saline solution, 1 ml

Short description:
Hypertonic saline sol

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, 2012
Date added Added Jan 01, 2012
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 J7121 · 5% dextrose in lactated ringers infusion, up to 1000 cc

  • HCPCS J7165 · Injection, prothrombin complex concentrate, human-lans, per i.u. of factor ix activity


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”