J0525 — Injection, cefotetan disodium, 10 mg
J0525 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, cefotetan disodium, 10 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusE
Excluded from the physician fee schedule by regulation. Payment, where it exists, comes from another fee schedule (drugs via ASP, supplies via DMEPOS, and so on).
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The CMS record for J0525
- Long descriptor
- Injection, cefotetan disodium, 10 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj cefotetan disodium 10 mg
- Added
- October 1, 2025
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 51 — 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.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J0525
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0525 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J0480Injection, basiliximab, 20 mg
- J0485Injection, belatacept, 1 mg
- J0490Injection, belimumab, 10 mg
- J0491Injection, anifrolumab-fnia, 1 mg
- J0500Injection, dicyclomine hcl, up to 20 mg
- J0515Injection, benztropine mesylate, per 1 mg
- J0517Injection, benralizumab, 1 mg
- J0520Injection, bethanechol chloride, myotonachol or urecholine, up to 5 mg
- J0528Injection, fosfomycin disodium, 20 mg
- J0558Injection, penicillin g benzathine and penicillin g procaine, 100,000 units
- J0561Injection, penicillin g benzathine, 100,000 units
- J0565Injection, bezlotoxumab, 10 mg
- J0567Injection, cerliponase alfa, 1 mg
- J0570Buprenorphine implant, 74.2 mg
- J0571Buprenorphine, oral, 1 mg
- J0572Buprenorphine/naloxone, oral, less than or equal to 3 mg buprenorphine
Questions about J0525
What is HCPCS code J0525?
J0525 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, cefotetan disodium, 10 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J0525?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J0525 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is J0525 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J0525 carries PFS status code E. Excluded from the physician fee schedule by regulation. Payment, where it exists, comes from another fee schedule (drugs via ASP, supplies via DMEPOS, and so on).