HCPCS J2506

Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg (CMS descriptor)

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

586
82nd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$22M
93rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
276K
91st percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
384
93rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
1,019
86th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-58.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -30.8%. 2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2022: $54M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $2.2M paid2024$2.2M$0$20M$40M2022: $54M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $2.2M paid2024$2.2M$0$20M$40M2022: $54M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $2.2M paid2024$2.2M$0$20M$40M2022: $54M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $2.2M paid2024$2.2M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2022–2024.

Billers

05002022: 847 providers20222023: 586 providers20232024: 126 providers202412605002022: 847 providers20222023: 586 providers20232024: 126 providers202412605002022: 847 providers20222023: 586 providers20232024: 126 providers202412605002022: 847 providers20222023: 586 providers20232024: 126 providers2024126

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2022–2024.

Trend by year: table3 years
observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
2024126$2,191,365-90%41,8912886990.00
2023586$22,348,858-59% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes)276,2403841,0190.00
2022847$53,858,179not in the 2021 file430,8204201,1650.00

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2022–2024.

By state

Show the table by state18 states
observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
California73$3,152,21539,9905041,102
Illinois66$2,171,36426,857318912
Texas69$2,033,43324,828312730
Tennessee43$2,006,65324,2284321,481
Maryland27$1,489,79218,2645881,283
Virginia35$1,091,29913,488360835
Missouri35$906,24911,304312647
Nebraska18$728,4318,208462651
South Carolina13$726,7878,9047441,164
New Jersey16$709,6188,8564021,266
Iowa16$623,1137,692438891
Pennsylvania14$549,8106,975462776
Minnesota16$548,4836,7442941,023
Arizona18$526,9026,324216919
Florida12$497,0565,836432782

Not listed: 21 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

Show the metro areas16 areas
observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN56$1,764,14122,044318
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA29$1,146,84314,449468
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV22$883,69310,860498
St. Louis, MO-IL31$861,16710,728276
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA17$851,39110,781564
Columbia, SC11$641,5957,968876
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX23$625,1357,788324
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14$623,7297,620379
Memphis, TN-MS-AR15$609,8997,116468
Lincoln, NE12$498,2115,700480
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC15$453,4005,556384
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX14$431,6555,280288
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ16$430,9925,112192
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN12$387,4224,680372
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX11$312,5443,744252

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 16 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 J2506 nationally

Hematology-Oncology accounts for 69% of payment for J2506 nationally in 2023, across 5 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Hematology-Oncology38165%$15,447,75469%190,483500
Medical Oncology14224%$4,769,95921%59,430419
Internal Medicine223.8%$702,1973.1%8,784399
Gynecological Oncology132.2%$562,3932.5%6,720517
Hematology111.9%$335,4391.5%3,983362

Not listed: 5 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 J2506 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