HCPCS J3262

Injection, tocilizumab, 1 mg (CMS descriptor)

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

618
83rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$141M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
30.4M
100th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
39,364
100th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
117,792
100th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+30.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +19.1% · 2023

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
Florida67$16,210,6093,478,66538,360137,752
California49$9,984,3222,181,73429,00095,791
North Carolina43$9,665,0322,084,18037,160122,747
Texas38$8,056,5811,749,95731,79691,759
Pennsylvania30$8,040,6501,723,47345,000140,474
Arizona20$7,344,5981,578,41874,497169,525
Virginia19$7,283,2471,577,08675,874141,398
South Carolina22$4,460,154959,49240,90258,805
New Jersey19$4,322,301939,52233,800105,524
New York21$3,626,265782,18237,47771,721
Maryland22$3,497,013761,85228,78067,839
Indiana13$3,424,412741,60846,210116,495
Illinois18$3,315,468714,93338,74078,697
Missouri14$3,314,962736,82740,983120,408
Tennessee13$3,246,388702,85344,43695,126

Not listed: 24 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
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ14$6,175,6381,327,05480,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD31$6,145,0171,323,20832,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ23$5,050,8361,090,21338,862
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL12$4,647,349993,10960,973
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL20$3,103,145666,74434,845
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA16$2,869,016660,03833,068
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI17$2,509,914540,62826,440
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC16$2,394,706517,25225,580
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17$2,340,141506,17725,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN13$2,320,227502,90130,328
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO14$2,149,560465,80028,180
Kansas City, MO-KS13$2,129,756477,65232,240
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL11$1,561,131334,69027,280

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 13 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 J3262 nationally

Rheumatology accounts for 92% of payment for J3262 nationally in 2023, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Rheumatology53486%$129,016,02592%27,869,08452,189
Internal Medicine345.5%$5,602,3954.0%1,209,22335,565
Nurse Practitioner254.0%$2,992,4432.1%644,28025,771
Hematology-Oncology132.1%$1,149,1320.82%245,96018,920

Not listed: 7 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 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