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Ustekinumab, for intravenous injection, 1 mg
Short Descr Ustekinumab, iv inject, 1 mg
Related Drugs Stelara
Coverage Carrier Priced
Pricing Indicator(s) 51 – Drugs
MPI A – Not applicable, as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Cross-Reference(s) Q9989
ASC Payment Group Code YY – 1/01/2018
BETOS O1E – Other drugs
TOS Code(s) 1 – Medical care
Added Date 1/1/2018
Status Code Excluded from Physician Fee Schedule by Regulation
Global Days XXX - Global Concept Does Not Apply
PC/TC Indicator (26, TC) 9 - Not Applicable
Multiple Procedures (51) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Bilateral Surgery (50) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Physician Supervisions 09 - Concept does not apply.
Assistant Surgeon (80, 82) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Co-Surgeons (62) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Team Surgery (66) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Diagnostic Imaging Family 99 - Concept Does Not Apply
APC Status Indicator Nonpass-Through Drugs and Nonimplantable Biologicals, Including Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
ASC Payment Indicator Drugs and biologicals paid separately when provided integral to a surgical procedure on ASC list; payment based on OPPS rate.
MUE 520
MUE 0
OTS Orthotic No
JZ Zero drug amount discarded/not administered to any patient
JA Administered intravenously
GY Item or service statutorily excluded, does not meet the definition of any medicare benefit or, for non-medicare insurers, is not a contract benefit
JW Drug amount discarded/not administered to any patient
KX Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met
GZ Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary
X4 Episodic/focused services: for reporting services by clinicians who provide focused care on particular types of treatment limited to a defined period and circumstance; the patient has a problem, acute or chronic, that will be treated with surgery, radiation, or some other type of generally time-limited intervention; reporting clinician service examples include but are not limited to, the orthopedic surgeon performing a knee replacement and seeing the patient through the postoperative period
EJ Subsequent claims for a defined course of therapy, e.g., epo, sodium hyaluronate, infliximab
TB Drug or biological acquired with 340b drug pricing program discount, reported for informational purposes
GA Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, individual case
LT Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body)
GW Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition
76 Repeat procedure or service by same physician or other qualified health care professional: it may be necessary to indicate that a procedure or service was repeated by the same physician or other qualified health care professional subsequent to the original procedure or service. this circumstance may be reported by adding modifier 76 to the repeated procedure or service. note: this modifier should not be appended to an e/m service.
JB Administered subcutaneously
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