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 (2021 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

1,147
86th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$495M
100th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
12.2M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
8,475
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
27,358
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+0.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +10.6% · 2021

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
Florida127$57,709,0711,414,1718,57524,988
Texas92$47,582,8201,174,4419,70030,561
North Carolina63$31,496,780776,7099,70028,076
California68$28,672,372703,7457,87628,104
Pennsylvania49$21,963,372540,9188,52523,131
South Carolina35$18,525,074460,9509,35034,847
Arizona33$17,670,396430,26812,55626,771
Kentucky20$14,414,236356,00614,63136,661
Maryland44$14,365,562356,0135,50221,511
Missouri24$14,347,842352,75712,66344,484
New Jersey37$13,769,001342,4817,97522,260
Virginia31$13,327,553328,8029,60021,426
Tennessee28$13,075,105323,8759,77524,656
Georgia22$12,781,143316,02911,50030,014
New York35$12,574,594310,6817,82717,363

Not listed: 17 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX27$17,629,257432,86812,100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ41$15,861,613392,5508,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD39$15,655,937385,5667,237
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ22$12,036,651292,58311,954
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL22$10,476,425256,93810,363
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL33$10,251,224249,6826,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN33$10,156,021248,3456,050
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD22$9,772,738241,59810,250
St. Louis, MO-IL12$9,581,413236,06214,425
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC26$9,451,348232,7567,425
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX14$8,949,253223,46713,950
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL15$7,709,310187,44712,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI27$7,561,497185,2004,375
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA24$7,242,187180,1387,100
Birmingham, AL11$6,819,622167,70411,675

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 25 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.

Specialties billing J0129 nationally

Rheumatology accounts for 90% of payment for J0129 nationally in 2021, across 6 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Rheumatology93982%$442,972,12790%10,903,68111,612
Internal Medicine605.2%$25,445,6355.1%628,74310,479
Nurse Practitioner716.2%$12,694,4092.6%314,8544,435
Hematology-Oncology242.1%$4,618,1260.93%111,8274,659
Physician Assistant201.7%$3,015,9100.61%74,0773,704
Family Practice110.96%$1,302,2390.26%32,5502,959

Not listed: 9 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 2021.

Top billers of J0129 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

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