HCPCS J0885

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

Drugs Drug code Work RVU per service none (2022 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

915
85th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$27M
94th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
4.3M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
2,920
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
15,446
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-1.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +0.4% · 2022

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
Florida219$10,527,0601,629,1706,05018,117
California96$2,801,113445,8153,20512,565
New Jersey74$1,611,001251,1722,4309,702
Arkansas25$1,462,997226,0818,54018,730
New York46$1,358,500224,9242,57518,824
Maryland22$1,069,096167,8624,01032,956
Virginia37$929,661146,9993,00010,400
Pennsylvania32$846,718134,4673,00012,193
Georgia37$845,375132,6562,3708,390
North Carolina57$769,563120,1221,7304,170
Kansas14$658,929102,9726,80018,046
Texas41$620,32397,7541,7106,680
Arizona76$609,22695,9389953,193
South Carolina20$560,41287,8662,22111,503
Ohio13$281,89343,9003,2307,972

Not listed: 18 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
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL52$2,515,704389,8195,916
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ86$1,946,840315,9842,195
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL26$1,652,847255,6439,865
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL28$1,360,330211,3476,285
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL20$1,154,297178,2509,095
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR20$1,106,405170,7796,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV22$1,005,974158,2893,670
Richmond, VA27$743,276117,5903,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL25$694,378106,9993,200
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA12$666,897103,7917,241
Wichita, KS14$658,929102,9726,800
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA16$647,350101,6545,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA22$597,853100,4234,212
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD22$409,51964,0522,253
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC41$407,16363,4941,470

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 21 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 J0885 nationally

Hematology-Oncology accounts for 72% of payment for J0885 nationally in 2022, across 6 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Hematology-Oncology50455%$19,545,57972%3,060,7296,073
Medical Oncology9210%$3,391,25413%533,9705,804
Nephrology24827%$2,734,84810%432,3681,743
Internal Medicine283.1%$721,0202.7%112,1994,007
Hematology151.6%$342,0481.3%53,2983,553
Nurse Practitioner151.6%$234,8920.87%37,4922,499

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 2022.

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