J0800 — Injection, corticotropin, up to 40 units
J0800 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, corticotropin, up to 40 units. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on September 30, 2023 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J0800 on September 30, 2023. 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 J0800
- Long descriptor
- Injection, corticotropin, up to 40 units
- Short descriptor
- Corticotropin injection
- Added
- January 1, 1982
- Terminated
- September 30, 2023
- 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J0800
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0800 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- J0799Fda approved prescription drug, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv), not otherwise classified
- J0801Injection, corticotropin (acthar gel), up to 40 units
- J0802Injection, corticotropin (ani), up to 40 units
- J0833Injection, cosyntropin, not otherwise specified, 0.25 mgterminated
- J0834Injection, cosyntropin, 0.25 mg
- J0840Injection, crotalidae polyvalent immune fab (ovine), up to 1 gram
- J0841Injection, crotalidae immune f(ab')2 (equine), 120 mg
- J0850Injection, cytomegalovirus immune globulin intravenous (human), per vial
- J0870Injection, imetelstat, 1 mg
Questions about J0800
What is HCPCS code J0800?
J0800 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, corticotropin, up to 40 units. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J0800?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J0800 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 J0800 still valid?
No. J0800 was terminated on September 30, 2023 and should not be used on new claims.