Drugs codes by Medicare payment, 2020

Every code billed to Original Medicare Part B, with how many providers bill it and what it paid.

391
of 6,116 codes · 2020
$10.3B
13% of all code payment · 2020
846.4M
36% of all services on codes · 2020
J0178
$2.27B paid, 22% of category payment · 2020

Top 200 drugs codes

The 200 with the most payment of 261 codes.

Not listed: 130 codes billed by fewer than 11 providers (small cells; each has its own page with the count).

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J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg2,954$2,270,531,86022%3,076,947714
J2778Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg1,474$845,963,5408.2%3,179,518956
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg1,467$753,229,5927.3%19,161,47910,830
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg9,672$696,220,8536.8%45,291,4702,640
J0129Injection, abatacept, 10 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)1,037$490,770,1774.8%11,127,5638,425
90662Descriptor not shown (CPT code)86,650$434,202,4654.2%7,416,98752
J0717Injection, certolizumab pegol, 1 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)662$266,528,2482.6%41,410,51946,400
J1745Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg1,424$254,958,8892.5%6,192,9933,130
90694Descriptor not shown (CPT code)34,250$249,786,0992.4%4,271,85168
J9312Injection, rituximab, 10 mg935$241,413,5232.3%3,318,8752,920
J2505Injection, pegfilgrastim, 6 mg1,545$240,348,3252.3%78,28439
J9299Injection, nivolumab, 1 mg473$191,923,6831.9%8,734,65315,223
90670Descriptor not shown (CPT code)32,863$181,274,2291.8%808,23218
J1602Injection, golimumab, 1 mg, for intravenous use728$178,399,2371.7%11,424,33211,930
J0585Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit3,095$159,380,3431.5%33,780,5927,090
90732Descriptor not shown (CPT code)52,471$153,615,3711.5%1,320,29119
J9217Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg4,554$131,820,6521.3%756,175134
J2357Injection, omalizumab, 5 mg511$99,168,0500.96%3,385,9534,845
J2785Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg6,118$94,574,8930.92%2,036,102212
J3262Injection, tocilizumab, 1 mg422$87,948,9960.85%21,567,39345,240
J7320Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg876$84,782,2920.82%6,356,6243,450
J9035Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg2,287$78,218,8310.76%1,322,264175
J0881Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)1,214$75,224,3470.73%25,492,07014,093
J7326Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose1,652$74,827,1740.73%82,91233
J0179Injection, brolucizumab-dbll, 1 mg501$68,527,8840.67%276,257384
J2350Injection, ocrelizumab, 1 mg95$66,620,7210.65%1,634,46612,601
J1569Injection, immune globulin, (gammagard liquid), non-lyophilized, (e.g., liquid), 500 mg350$64,929,7490.63%2,022,9034,289
J1568Injection, immune globulin, (octagam), intravenous, non-lyophilized (e.g., liquid), 500 mg396$64,095,2710.62%2,045,3663,365
J9145Injection, daratumumab, 10 mg206$57,759,4120.56%1,342,3614,580
J3380Injection, vedolizumab, intravenous, 1 mg309$53,854,1000.52%3,406,4037,500
J1561Injection, immune globulin, (gamunex-c/gammaked), non-lyophilized (e.g., liquid), 500 mg153$47,550,2540.46%1,469,2734,830
J1439Injection, ferric carboxymaltose, 1 mg1,350$46,610,1440.45%53,613,50629,250
J0885Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units1,278$45,620,6900.44%5,910,5072,413
J9041Injection, bortezomib, 0.1 mg489$43,404,4820.42%1,225,7162,030
Q4159Affinity, per square centimeter58$41,215,3170.40%61,331776
Q0138Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)1,318$38,726,9520.38%47,654,56123,970
90682Descriptor not shown (CPT code)13,876$37,403,9710.36%629,56427
J3111Injection, romosozumab-aqqg, 1 mg286$36,589,7550.36%5,119,67512,863
Q5111Injection, pegfilgrastim-cbqv (udenyca), biosimilar, 0.5 mg251$34,385,0460.33%140,545468
J3357Ustekinumab, for subcutaneous injection, 1 mg66$34,194,6860.33%230,8962,138
J7322Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg619$34,040,2360.33%1,352,5381,560
Q5107Injection, bevacizumab-awwb, biosimilar, (mvasi), 10 mg154$29,905,8930.29%598,0062,885
J3304Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg1,088$29,664,6860.29%2,046,8141,152
J2323Injection, natalizumab, 1 mg59$29,415,5160.29%1,854,19517,420
J7325Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg1,867$27,510,8650.27%3,245,2331,248
J7312Injection, dexamethasone, intravitreal implant, 0.1 mg525$25,947,5580.25%165,656252
J7327Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose996$25,901,9250.25%44,13731
J7324Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose1,753$25,384,6870.25%242,64089
J7323Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose2,052$25,269,5400.25%225,94979
Q5106Injection, epoetin alfa-epbx, biosimilar, (retacrit) (for non-esrd use), 1000 units745$25,194,8870.24%3,763,4753,660

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Descriptions of HCPCS Level II codes are the official CMS descriptors, shown verbatim; CPT codes show a ClaimLight category in place of the descriptor. Data year 2020.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed