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 (2022 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

1,193
87th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$433M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
12.6M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
8,175
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
27,015
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-12.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +4.0% · 2022

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
Florida135$51,019,8021,479,7678,05028,070
Texas106$41,295,2101,203,8579,06327,900
North Carolina69$28,703,108830,24210,02528,044
California71$23,555,110695,8597,27525,550
Pennsylvania53$19,839,353573,4987,50023,795
South Carolina41$17,715,202520,8859,62531,900
Arizona35$15,823,344457,59411,72527,613
Kentucky22$13,340,551388,50912,08338,654
Maryland42$12,600,218366,5917,50016,968
New Jersey39$12,280,502356,8907,70021,103
Tennessee32$12,197,268354,62011,02521,611
Virginia29$11,878,394345,35611,88025,955
Georgia28$11,596,076337,7239,57530,975
Missouri25$11,361,632329,5329,65031,765
Indiana26$11,278,520329,1759,57529,388

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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD48$15,334,861443,2236,463
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX31$15,173,506439,82710,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ40$14,335,786415,4758,338
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ23$11,010,949318,48214,200
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL27$9,833,293284,3008,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL31$9,292,168272,1627,225
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD24$8,733,030254,4658,875
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN33$8,356,186243,1516,525
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC23$7,585,863219,7487,451
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX14$7,326,637215,39015,213
St. Louis, MO-IL13$7,186,950208,50613,075
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL14$7,038,711202,75113,788
Oklahoma City, OK13$6,957,856204,43013,450
Birmingham, AL12$5,910,699172,25610,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA25$5,874,056183,6226,200

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 30 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing J0129 nationally

Rheumatology accounts for 89% of payment for J0129 nationally in 2022, across 5 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Rheumatology96080%$386,924,44389%11,255,68411,725
Internal Medicine675.6%$21,718,2885.0%633,7389,459
Nurse Practitioner837.0%$11,925,8132.8%346,3764,173
Hematology-Oncology282.3%$3,575,9880.83%104,6043,736
Physician Assistant252.1%$2,989,7150.69%87,1503,486

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 2022.

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