HCPCS J0897

Injection, denosumab, 1 mg (CMS descriptor)

Drugs Drug code Work RVU per service none (2023 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

10,057
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$875M
100th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
48.0M
100th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
2,640
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
15,480
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+8.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -1.3% · 2023

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
Florida1,056$112,453,3096,146,4483,29119,275
California1,033$94,377,9205,218,8173,06016,296
Texas647$51,210,8972,804,0402,58013,062
Pennsylvania526$47,110,3542,579,5072,46015,811
New York493$41,621,5292,276,9202,82012,600
Maryland340$38,904,4202,136,1763,60021,556
Illinois405$36,782,2262,016,1322,52015,642
New Jersey379$33,279,9741,826,3693,06013,068
Virginia342$30,540,4271,675,2332,82013,854
Arizona257$29,697,6051,625,1272,94024,192
North Carolina431$27,532,1191,509,5032,10010,530
Georgia292$26,336,9201,456,5552,46016,737
South Carolina245$22,348,6801,227,4552,40020,988
Tennessee243$20,648,5891,131,2482,94014,550
Alabama198$19,342,9751,072,8003,12017,832

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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ624$55,539,6243,045,8632,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA370$30,851,9071,718,4223,150
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD272$28,388,9291,551,1624,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN305$26,666,1721,459,9412,520
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV221$24,934,9921,374,7253,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL166$23,948,1631,315,9984,080
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ168$18,402,7111,005,5612,610
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD166$16,343,776895,6492,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL149$14,564,384792,9703,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX189$14,054,222768,7472,280
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL85$12,544,088685,3436,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA139$11,439,119645,1253,660
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA163$11,053,860615,4582,220
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX129$9,972,202545,8423,060
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC89$9,502,776518,9443,780

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 95 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing J0897 nationally

Hematology-Oncology accounts for 26% of payment for J0897 nationally in 2023, across 23 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Hematology-Oncology1,76818%$225,101,15226%12,330,8136,974
Rheumatology1,81118%$219,065,93625%11,997,5376,625
Internal Medicine1,57016%$79,340,6299.1%4,381,6442,791
Nurse Practitioner1,00510.0%$79,082,8289.0%4,332,8254,311
Endocrinology9989.9%$72,118,5398.2%3,969,5093,977
Medical Oncology4995.0%$59,330,7656.8%3,257,5356,528
Family Practice1,16412%$44,016,0155.0%2,441,8082,098
Physician Assistant3523.5%$28,006,8813.2%1,538,3484,370
Urology2832.8%$23,223,7092.7%1,266,6344,476
Obstetrics & Gynecology2122.1%$9,997,9131.1%551,6522,602
Infectious Disease650.65%$7,535,2630.86%414,0746,370
Hematology440.44%$5,773,7380.66%314,3687,145
Orthopedic Surgery510.51%$4,585,3910.52%257,0445,040
Gastroenterology160.16%$1,731,7570.20%94,0345,877
General Practice210.21%$1,600,1750.18%88,4924,214

Not listed: 18 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 2023.

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