HCPCS J0897

Injection, denosumab, 1 mg (CMS descriptor)

Drugs Drug code Work RVU per service none (2020 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

9,672
97th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$696M
100th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
45.3M
100th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
2,640
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
15,480
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$500M$1.00B2020: $696M paid20202021: $763M paid20212022: $805M paid20222023: $875M paid20232024: $979M paid2024$979M$0$500M$1.00B2020: $696M paid20202021: $763M paid20212022: $805M paid20222023: $875M paid20232024: $979M paid2024$979M$0$500M$1.00B2020: $696M paid20202021: $763M paid20212022: $805M paid20222023: $875M paid20232024: $979M paid2024$979M$0$500M$1.00B2020: $696M paid20202021: $763M paid20212022: $805M paid20222023: $875M paid20232024: $979M paid2024$979M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 9,672 providers20202021: 9,981 providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 9,797 providers20249,79705,00010K2020: 9,672 providers20202021: 9,981 providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 9,797 providers20249,79705,00010K2020: 9,672 providers20202021: 9,981 providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 9,797 providers20249,79705,00010K2020: 9,672 providers20202021: 9,981 providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 9,797 providers20249,797

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
20249,797$978,864,123+12%48,156,7162,76015,3660.00
202310,057$875,043,253+9%48,034,8932,64015,4800.00
202210,191$804,559,510+5%47,552,6052,64015,1800.00
20219,981$763,317,410+10%46,983,0782,64015,5120.00
20209,672$696,220,853first year in data45,291,4702,64015,4800.00

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
Florida1,089$96,107,5576,223,1283,12019,250
California870$70,506,6074,616,9173,00016,938
Texas577$38,439,1912,501,0762,64013,059
Pennsylvania517$34,758,6232,263,0802,22112,456
Illinois391$29,534,0091,912,4792,76016,080
New York433$28,579,2581,861,9962,64011,988
Virginia336$25,968,0681,698,0072,94016,575
Maryland317$25,787,7841,681,6593,06017,624
New Jersey323$23,946,4541,555,4223,18013,856
Arizona242$22,028,1991,432,3363,24021,189
North Carolina413$21,911,1361,421,7032,10010,032
Georgia286$20,433,9811,327,4032,34016,763
Indiana266$18,571,2971,207,2152,22015,300
South Carolina252$18,504,2631,205,1372,46017,796
Tennessee231$18,437,5331,197,5872,94017,490

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 4 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 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ529$37,159,5762,423,0162,761
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN296$21,161,2301,368,2802,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA290$20,397,3871,349,3792,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD253$19,257,7381,243,2382,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL153$18,308,0321,191,8674,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV221$17,287,3951,140,9173,060
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ151$13,042,755849,9753,060
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL134$11,683,809754,9033,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX179$10,915,161708,4392,460
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD149$10,414,896677,1852,640
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL88$10,165,643658,1903,480
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC104$9,631,225622,7632,971
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA121$9,274,902608,5633,540
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL84$7,876,670508,1602,731
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA145$7,376,705480,9001,980

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 96 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing J0897 nationally

Hematology-Oncology accounts for 31% of payment for J0897 nationally in 2020, across 21 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Hematology-Oncology1,81119%$216,249,03731%14,041,1617,753
Rheumatology1,69818%$146,724,51021%9,540,2255,619
Internal Medicine1,64817%$66,582,2009.6%4,367,4782,650
Medical Oncology5445.6%$62,249,0268.9%4,031,4117,411
Endocrinology8679.0%$48,454,9517.0%3,151,7503,635
Nurse Practitioner6116.3%$37,594,2485.4%2,439,7613,993
Family Practice1,17312%$35,219,4445.1%2,323,9961,981
Urology4164.3%$28,340,2594.1%1,828,3374,395
Physician Assistant2582.7%$17,460,6012.5%1,131,9544,387
Obstetrics & Gynecology2702.8%$10,762,9231.5%705,3342,612
Hematology490.51%$5,647,7080.81%363,2917,414
Infectious Disease420.43%$3,811,3030.55%247,9015,902
Orthopedic Surgery600.62%$3,707,6270.53%240,3944,007
Neurology130.13%$2,009,7810.29%131,46010,112
General Practice200.21%$1,428,8850.21%93,6684,683

Not listed: 21 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 2020.

Top billers of J0897 nationally

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