HCPCS J0129

Injection, abatacept, 10 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered) (CMS descriptor)

Drugs Drug code Work RVU per service none (2020 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

1,037
86th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$491M
100th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
11.1M
99th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
8,425
99th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
26,737
99th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$200M$400M2020: $491M paid20202021: $495M paid20212022: $433M paid20222023: $429M paid20232024: $440M paid2024$440M$0$200M$400M2020: $491M paid20202021: $495M paid20212022: $433M paid20222023: $429M paid20232024: $440M paid2024$440M$0$200M$400M2020: $491M paid20202021: $495M paid20212022: $433M paid20222023: $429M paid20232024: $440M paid2024$440M$0$200M$400M2020: $491M paid20202021: $495M paid20212022: $433M paid20222023: $429M paid20232024: $440M paid2024$440M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

05001,0002020: 1,037 providers20202021: 1,147 providers20212022: 1,193 providers20222023: 1,221 providers20232024: 1,247 providers20241,24705001,0002020: 1,037 providers20202021: 1,147 providers20212022: 1,193 providers20222023: 1,221 providers20232024: 1,247 providers20241,24705001,0002020: 1,037 providers20202021: 1,147 providers20212022: 1,193 providers20222023: 1,221 providers20232024: 1,247 providers20241,24705001,0002020: 1,037 providers20202021: 1,147 providers20212022: 1,193 providers20222023: 1,221 providers20232024: 1,247 providers20241,247

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
20241,247$440,285,869+3%13,105,1628,30027,2850.00
20231,221$429,252,262-1%12,857,9508,12527,5050.00
20221,193$432,792,602-13%12,592,7188,17527,0150.00
20211,147$494,732,891+1%12,181,7728,47527,3580.00
20201,037$490,770,177first year in data11,127,5638,42526,7370.00

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Florida121$58,435,2831,318,8458,37226,050
Texas79$48,957,9751,114,59011,75932,402
North Carolina56$32,378,508733,47211,00026,569
California62$28,963,084662,4908,36527,020
Pennsylvania46$20,417,402462,7767,45020,894
South Carolina30$18,118,631415,11610,81333,074
Arizona27$15,344,876345,16811,20026,045
Missouri24$14,869,838336,87210,22541,098
Alabama24$14,534,929332,43310,86323,470
Kentucky18$13,993,815316,48214,41935,556
New Jersey33$13,288,721304,1557,20018,015
Maryland35$12,934,573295,6445,37522,232
Arkansas24$12,601,045283,8956,42531,264
Virginia31$12,580,687283,7518,27519,750
New York34$12,487,545282,2527,71317,783

Not listed: 16 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX27$19,303,106438,44712,625
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ36$15,409,016349,3357,951
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD34$13,953,558314,2426,913
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC26$11,215,356253,8469,125
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL20$10,203,659229,31111,163
St. Louis, MO-IL13$10,040,890227,57610,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL33$10,012,059226,0296,425
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ17$9,692,670217,20911,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN24$8,792,767198,1765,588
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD15$8,455,898192,1759,525
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL13$7,857,668175,98513,575
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX12$7,813,021180,16116,491
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI25$7,180,860161,1473,150
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC15$7,142,895160,9008,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA18$7,142,484169,1228,365

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 22 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing J0129 nationally

Rheumatology accounts for 90% of payment for J0129 nationally in 2020, across 5 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Rheumatology87184%$442,364,18990%10,032,29611,518
Internal Medicine474.5%$23,316,6994.8%526,50611,202
Nurse Practitioner434.1%$10,650,2712.2%241,1525,608
Hematology-Oncology252.4%$5,378,2101.1%120,8754,835
Physician Assistant171.6%$3,094,5530.63%70,4094,142

Not listed: 12 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2020.

Top billers of J0129 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations