C9487 — Ustekinumab, for intravenous injection, 1 mg
C9487 is a HCPCS Level II code for ustekinumab, for intravenous injection, 1 mg. It belongs to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section. It was terminated on June 30, 2017 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated C9487 on June 30, 2017. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for C9487
- Long descriptor
- Ustekinumab, for intravenous injection, 1 mg
- Short descriptor
- Ustekinumab iv inj, 1 mg
- Added
- April 1, 2017
- Terminated
- June 30, 2017
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 53 — Other
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Statute.
Codes adjacent to C9487
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If C9487 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- C9479Instillation, ciprofloxacin otic suspension, 6 mgterminated
- C9480Injection, trabectedin, 0.1 mgterminated
- C9481Injection, reslizumab, 1 mgterminated
- C9482Injection, sotalol hydrochloride, 1 mg
- C9483Injection, atezolizumab, 10 mgterminated
- C9484Injection, eteplirsen, 10 mgterminated
- C9485Injection, olaratumab, 10 mgterminated
- C9486Injection, granisetron extended release, 0.1 mgterminated
- C9488Injection, conivaptan hydrochloride, 1 mg
- C9489Injection, nusinersen, 0.1 mgterminated
- C9490Injection, bezlotoxumab, 10 mgterminated
- C9491Injection, avelumab, 10 mgterminated
- C9492Injection, durvalumab, 10 mgterminated
- C9493Injection, edaravone, 1 mgterminated
- C9494Injection, ocrelizumab, 1 mgterminated
- C9497Loxapine, inhalation powder, 10 mgterminated
Questions about C9487
What is HCPCS code C9487?
C9487 is a HCPCS Level II code for ustekinumab, for intravenous injection, 1 mg. It sits in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System section.
Does Medicare cover C9487?
The CMS HCPCS file marks C9487 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
Is C9487 still valid?
No. C9487 was terminated on June 30, 2017 and should not be used on new claims.