HCPCS J3262

Injection, tocilizumab, 1 mg (CMS descriptor)

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

519
80th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$108M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
23.7M
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
35,240
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
114,160
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
+23.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +24.5% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M2020: $88M paid20202021: $88M paid20212022: $108M paid20222023: $141M paid20232024: $167M paid2024$167M$0$100M2020: $88M paid20202021: $88M paid20212022: $108M paid20222023: $141M paid20232024: $167M paid2024$167M$0$100M2020: $88M paid20202021: $88M paid20212022: $108M paid20222023: $141M paid20232024: $167M paid2024$167M$0$100M2020: $88M paid20202021: $88M paid20212022: $108M paid20222023: $141M paid20232024: $167M paid2024$167M

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

Billers

05002020: 422 providers20202021: 417 providers20212022: 519 providers20222023: 618 providers20232024: 722 providers202472205002020: 422 providers20202021: 417 providers20212022: 519 providers20222023: 618 providers20232024: 722 providers202472205002020: 422 providers20202021: 417 providers20212022: 519 providers20222023: 618 providers20232024: 722 providers202472205002020: 422 providers20202021: 417 providers20212022: 519 providers20222023: 618 providers20232024: 722 providers2024722

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
2024722$166,745,517+18%35,790,55639,770117,8830.00
2023618$140,982,198+30%30,446,77639,364117,7920.00
2022519$108,431,828+24%23,690,00235,240114,1600.00
2021417$87,590,309-0%20,198,64239,240110,9090.00
2020422$87,948,996first year in data21,567,39345,240116,9770.00

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
Florida57$12,763,9342,760,15335,910117,910
California36$7,524,2091,673,87933,800107,558
Pennsylvania28$6,573,7131,419,67736,380116,183
North Carolina36$6,320,4461,374,80525,47393,000
Arizona20$5,497,6471,199,10048,928135,014
Virginia15$5,453,7041,194,99667,789182,001
Texas18$4,222,539939,52144,31983,920
New Jersey18$4,098,157903,24139,960110,779
South Carolina19$3,639,931798,53434,06482,067
New York20$3,576,103781,38127,46088,834
Oklahoma13$3,104,266691,30835,240124,127
Tennessee14$2,973,845657,66745,58097,625
Missouri14$2,777,276610,44027,030131,264
Maryland18$2,690,728596,29630,68754,796
Indiana11$2,599,829566,26953,52090,268

Not listed: 19 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
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ16$4,872,0291,061,92654,829
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD29$4,697,8701,016,93828,920
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ18$4,367,510962,37147,501
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL11$3,963,740853,16066,837
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI17$2,356,556508,48022,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA13$2,191,046519,10725,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL14$2,136,223461,17633,018
Kansas City, MO-KS13$2,128,120468,36336,960
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC13$1,854,209406,33424,520
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV13$1,816,071403,35228,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN11$1,737,687374,27728,549
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO12$1,476,714326,52025,100

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 12 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 J3262 nationally

Rheumatology accounts for 93% of payment for J3262 nationally in 2022, across 3 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Rheumatology46089%$101,029,84993%22,070,74947,980
Internal Medicine224.2%$3,246,6283.0%711,77332,353
Nurse Practitioner203.9%$2,514,9812.3%549,07027,454

Not listed: 8 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 J3262 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