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J0751

J0751Emtricitabine 200mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25mg, oral, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv)

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J0751 is a HCPCS Level II code for emtricitabine 200mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25mg, oral, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv). It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.

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.

Physician fee schedule statusX

Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.

Global period: XXX

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The CMS record for J0751

Long descriptor
Emtricitabine 200mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25mg, oral, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv)

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Hiv prep, ftc/taf 200/25mg

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
January 2, 2024

When CMS introduced the code.

BETOS
O1E

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
57 — Other

Other carrier priced.

Codes adjacent to J0751

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0751 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

  • J0739Injection, cabotegravir, 1mg, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment for hiv)
  • J0740Injection, cidofovir, 375 mg
  • J0741Injection, cabotegravir and rilpivirine, 2mg/3mg
  • J0742Injection, imipenem 4 mg, cilastatin 4 mg and relebactam 2 mg
  • J0743Injection, cilastatin sodium; imipenem, per 250 mg
  • J0744Injection, ciprofloxacin for intravenous infusion, 200 mg
  • J0745Injection, codeine phosphate, per 30 mg
  • J0750Emtricitabine 200mg and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300mg, oral, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv)
  • J0752Oral, lenacapavir, 300 mg, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment for hiv)
  • J0759Injection, clevidipine butyrate, 1 mg
  • J0760Injection, colchicine, per 1 mgterminated
  • J0770Injection, colistimethate sodium, up to 150 mg
  • J0775Injection, collagenase, clostridium histolyticum, 0.01 mg
  • J0780Injection, prochlorperazine, up to 10 mg
  • J0791Injection, crizanlizumab-tmca, 5 mg
  • J0795Injection, corticorelin ovine triflutate, 1 microgramterminated

Questions about J0751

What is HCPCS code J0751?

J0751 is a HCPCS Level II code for emtricitabine 200mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25mg, oral, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv). It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.

Does Medicare cover J0751?

The CMS HCPCS file marks J0751 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.

How is J0751 paid under the physician fee schedule?

J0751 carries PFS status code X. Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026