Antiemetic drug, oral, not otherwise specified
Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs
J8597 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Antiemetic drug, oral, not otherwise specified or just “Antiemetic drug oral nos” for short, used in Medical care.
HCPCS Level II Code Drugs administered other than oral method, chemotherapy drugs |
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HCPCS Code | J8597 |
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Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
HCPCS Modifier1 | |
HCPCS Pricing indicator |
51 - Drugs
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Multiple pricing indicator |
A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
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Statute number | 1861s2T |
Coverage code | D - Special coverage instructions apply |
BETOS2 code | O1D - Chemotherapy |
HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
Type of service | 1 - Medical care |
Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2006 |
Date added | Added Jan 01, 2006 |
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”