J1817Insulin for administration through dme (i.e., insulin pump) per 50 units

Long descriptor

Insulin for administration through dme (i.e., insulin pump) per 50 units

Short descriptor

Insulin for insulin pump use

Code family

J — Drugs administered other than oral method; chemotherapy drugs

Status

Active

Added to HCPCS

Jan 1, 2003

Action effective date

Jan 1, 2003

Termination date

None

Medicare coverage code

C — Carrier judgment

Pricing indicator

51 — Drugs

NOC list

Not on the CMS NOC list

Maximum units per day (CMS Medically Unlikely Edits)

Quarterly history

Derived calculation “Derived $ / NDC” = billable units per NDC × the current payment limit. It is arithmetic for orientation, not a payment amount.

Drugs whose NDCs CMS crosswalks to J1817

• Admeloginsulin lisproDerived calculationDerived: 3 of 5 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Apidrainsulin glulisineDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 2 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• HumalogInsulin lisproDerived calculationDerived: 5 of 6 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Humalog KwikPenInsulin lisproDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 4 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Humalog Tempo PenInsulin lisproDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 1 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Humulin NInsulin humanDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 3 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Humulin RInsulin humanDerived calculationDerived: 4 of 4 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Humulin R U-500Derived calculationDerived: 1 of 1 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Insulin Lispro Junior KwikPenInsulin lisproDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 1 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Insulin Lispro KwikPenInsulin lisproDerived calculationDerived: 2 of 2 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Insulin aspartinsulin aspartDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 6 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Insulin lisproInsulin lisproDerived calculationDerived: 3 of 3 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Novolin NHuman InsulinDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 3 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Novolin RHuman InsulinDerived calculationDerived: 3 of 3 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Novologinsulin aspartDerived calculationDerived: 7 of 12 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• Fiaspinsulin aspart injectionDerived calculationDerived: 1 of 6 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.
• NovoLog Mix 70/30insulin aspartDerived calculationDerived: 2 of 6 NDC package(s) for this drug appear in the CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk for J1817.

Biosimilar and reference products (FDA Purple Book)

• Interchangeable biosimilarGarzulysinsulin aspart-fsan
• Interchangeable biosimilarINSULIN DILUTING MEDIUM FOR Kirstywater
• Interchangeable biosimilarInsulin Diluting Medium for Garzulyswater injection
• Interchangeable biosimilarKirstyinsulin aspart-xjhz
• BiosimilarMeriloginsulin aspart-szjj

• Coverage documents for J1817 NCDs, LCDs, and Billing & Coding articles in the CMS Medicare Coverage Database that mention “J1817”. Covered diagnosis codes are listed in the articles.
• Self-administered drug (SAD) exclusion lists Drugs each MAC excludes from “incident to” Part B coverage because they are usually self-administered.
• Find your Medicare contractor (MAC) A/B and DME MAC jurisdictions by state — local coverage and prior-authorization rules come from your MAC.
• CMS discarded drug (JW/JZ) guidance When the JW and JZ modifiers are required for drugs from single-dose containers.
• NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits CMS MUE tables and quarterly changes for practitioner, outpatient hospital, and DME claims.

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• A HCPCS code being valid does not mean Medicare or any other payer covers the item; coverage is determined by the payer and the MAC.
• CMS publishes NDC–HCPCS crosswalks to support ASP-based Part B payment; they are not a comprehensive list of NDCs that may be billed with this code.
• Payment limits are national Medicare Part B limits per billing unit, before deductible, coinsurance, and sequestration. They are not commercial payer rates.
• Hospital outpatient (OPPS) payment rates and status indicators are not included in this release.
• MUE values are the published CMS NCCI limits for Medicare fee-for-service claims; other payers may apply their own unit limits, and CMS keeps some MUE values confidential.