HCPCS Level II · unclassified
J8597 — Antiemetic drug, oral, not otherwise specified
In short
J8597 is the HCPCS Level II code for antiemetic drug, oral, not otherwise specified: drugs with no specific code of their own. It has no fixed drug or unit, so the claim carries the NDC of the drug given and its quantity.
Code
CMS HCPCS fileHCPCS codeJ8597
Billing unitSee descriptor
- Descriptor
- Antiemetic drug, oral, not otherwise specified
- Short descriptor
- Antiemetic drug oral nos
- Code set
- HCPCS Level II, maintained by CMS
- Effective
- Jan 1, 2006
Units and claim line
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Find the NDC
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J8597: common questions
- Is J8597 a CPT code?
- No. J8597 is a HCPCS Level II code, maintained by CMS, that identifies a drug with no specific code of its own. CPT codes are five-digit numbers from the AMA that describe services. Giving the drug, for example an injection or infusion, is usually reported with a separate CPT administration code. CPT codes for drug administration.
- What NDC goes with J8597?
- None is fixed. J8597 is used for drugs that have no specific HCPCS code, so the claim carries the NDC of the drug actually given and its quantity, and payers usually also ask for the drug name and dose. How to find a J-code.