Generic nameJ1040Corticosteroid

Methylprednisolone J-Code

The answer

Methylprednisolone bills under J1040Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg — at 80 mg = 1 Unit.

How Methylprednisolone is coded

HCPCS code
J1040
Descriptor
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg
Billable unit
80 mg = 1 Unit
Marketed as
Depo-Medrol

Dose to units for Methylprednisolone

Unit conversions for Methylprednisolone
Dose administeredUnits on the claim
50 mg0.63
100 mg1.25
200 mg2.5
400 mg5

Next steps

Also billed under J1040

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