HCPCS J2182

Injection, mepolizumab, 1 mg (CMS descriptor)

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

187
73rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$37M
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
1.6M
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
7,100
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
19,252
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+16.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +6.3% · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $23M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $32M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $40M paid2024$40M$0$20M$40M2020: $23M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $32M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $40M paid2024$40M$0$20M$40M2020: $23M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $32M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $40M paid2024$40M$0$20M$40M2020: $23M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $32M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $40M paid2024$40M

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

Billers

01002002020: 138 providers20202021: 150 providers20212022: 176 providers20222023: 187 providers20232024: 199 providers202419901002002020: 138 providers20202021: 150 providers20212022: 176 providers20222023: 187 providers20232024: 199 providers202419901002002020: 138 providers20202021: 150 providers20212022: 176 providers20222023: 187 providers20232024: 199 providers202419901002002020: 138 providers20202021: 150 providers20212022: 176 providers20222023: 187 providers20232024: 199 providers2024199

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
2024199$39,614,385+7%1,684,1566,10021,6700.00
2023187$36,905,711+16%1,607,6297,10019,2520.00
2022176$31,822,981+15%1,408,9626,45517,8750.00
2021150$27,626,188+18%1,217,9196,95017,5850.00
2020138$23,472,721first year in data1,030,6696,20016,5050.00

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
Texas25$4,497,272194,5775,70019,062
Virginia23$4,145,006178,7006,10012,430
Florida17$3,718,202159,7028,80215,980
Arizona11$2,980,066129,1008,30030,150
California16$2,722,966128,5377,20019,000
South Carolina14$2,056,69389,1005,05016,415
Nebraska11$1,096,47147,2003,9006,700

Not listed: 25 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
Richmond, VA21$3,264,657140,4006,100

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 1 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 J2182 nationally

Nurse Practitioner accounts for 30% of payment for J2182 nationally in 2023, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Nurse Practitioner6836%$11,100,98230%478,3077,034
Pulmonary Disease4424%$9,023,81724%397,4199,032
Allergy/ Immunology3519%$8,701,15724%383,25210,950
Hematology-Oncology115.9%$2,149,8435.8%92,4498,404

Not listed: 11 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 J2182 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