HCPCS J0885

Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units (CMS descriptor)

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

806
85th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$23M
93rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
3.7M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
3,185
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
13,943
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-12.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -15.4% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $46M paid20202021: $27M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $23M paid2024$23M$0$20M$40M2020: $46M paid20202021: $27M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $23M paid2024$23M$0$20M$40M2020: $46M paid20202021: $27M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $23M paid2024$23M$0$20M$40M2020: $46M paid20202021: $27M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $23M paid2024$23M

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

Billers

05001,0002020: 1,278 providers20202021: 911 providers20212022: 915 providers20222023: 953 providers20232024: 806 providers202480605001,0002020: 1,278 providers20202021: 911 providers20212022: 915 providers20222023: 953 providers20232024: 806 providers202480605001,0002020: 1,278 providers20202021: 911 providers20212022: 915 providers20222023: 953 providers20232024: 806 providers202480605001,0002020: 1,278 providers20202021: 911 providers20212022: 915 providers20222023: 953 providers20232024: 806 providers2024806

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
2024806$23,493,119-12%3,729,4003,18513,9430.00
2023953$26,707,946-2% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes)4,607,9483,10014,8360.00
2022915$27,116,792-1%4,253,9682,92015,4460.00
2021911$27,388,432– (Not compared: 2021 changed office visit values)4,105,9882,60015,0750.00
20201,278$45,620,690first year in data5,910,5072,41315,9040.00

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
Florida226$9,819,8951,542,7175,60516,465
California93$2,327,867372,6842,65012,944
Arkansas37$1,398,750222,8594,92214,480
New Jersey57$1,360,593214,8502,6008,048
New York37$1,049,862180,1362,57013,946
Texas47$1,001,835161,6133,1408,150
Pennsylvania30$863,732136,2402,66015,352
Virginia40$848,596134,5512,6757,688
South Carolina22$576,68791,4902,46412,894
Georgia20$495,18778,2933,8017,693
Maryland14$491,21278,0265,36010,830
Arizona47$490,26477,9491,0604,357
Illinois24$484,43176,5902,0559,281
Michigan22$362,11756,2152,0505,893
Ohio12$206,15332,7002,5634,811

Not listed: 23 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL56$2,273,171357,2654,955
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ70$1,614,038268,5312,527
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL27$1,471,208231,8777,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL26$1,185,825186,9737,055
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL20$961,548150,4357,915
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR18$890,357142,3646,568
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL29$868,945135,5673,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA11$663,184104,5355,362
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA28$652,586107,3772,605
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17$580,23792,2454,920
Richmond, VA24$532,08484,5602,555
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI17$315,46748,8512,420
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD14$314,88850,6592,530
Fresno, CA19$306,66749,6152,198
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR12$303,73748,1983,827

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 17 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing J0885 nationally

Hematology-Oncology accounts for 70% of payment for J0885 nationally in 2024, across 5 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Hematology-Oncology50262%$16,386,87670%2,603,1975,186
Medical Oncology10914%$3,916,67417%615,3335,645
Nephrology12816%$1,613,9996.9%260,6542,036
Internal Medicine273.3%$628,0702.7%99,8243,697
Hematology162.0%$520,9362.2%82,2805,143

Not listed: 4 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 2024.

Top billers of J0885 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