HCPCS J0179

Injection, brolucizumab-dbll, 1 mg (CMS descriptor)

Drugs Drug code Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

31
53rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$4.3M
82nd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
17K
71st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
366
92nd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1,290
88th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-46.4%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -51.6% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M2020: $69M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $20M paid20222023: $8.0M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M$0$50M2020: $69M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $20M paid20222023: $8.0M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M$0$50M2020: $69M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $20M paid20222023: $8.0M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M$0$50M2020: $69M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $20M paid20222023: $8.0M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M

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

Billers

02004002020: 501 providers20202021: 217 providers20212022: 158 providers20222023: 64 providers20232024: 31 providers20243102004002020: 501 providers20202021: 217 providers20212022: 158 providers20222023: 64 providers20232024: 31 providers20243102004002020: 501 providers20202021: 217 providers20212022: 158 providers20222023: 64 providers20232024: 31 providers20243102004002020: 501 providers20202021: 217 providers20212022: 158 providers20222023: 64 providers20232024: 31 providers202431

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
202431$4,289,134-46%16,7273661,2900.00
202364$7,995,011-60% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes)32,5754051,0300.00
2022158$20,065,864-42%82,0473991,2480.00
2021217$34,837,963– (Not compared: 2021 changed office visit values)140,4624981,5550.00
2020501$68,527,884first year in data276,2573841,6980.00

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

By state

No state has a reportable line for J0179 in 2024.

Top metro areas

No metro area has a reportable line for J0179 in 2024.

Specialties billing J0179 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 100% of payment for J0179 nationally in 2024, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ophthalmology31100%$4,289,134100%16,727540

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 2024.

Top billers of J0179 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