J0899 — Injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0884, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
J0899 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0884, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis). 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 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 J0899
- Long descriptor
- Injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0884, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
- Short descriptor
- Argatroban dialysis, auromed
- Added
- January 1, 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.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J0899
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0899 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J0891Injection, argatroban (accord), not therapeutically equivalent to j0883, 1 mg (for non-esrd use)
- J0892Injection, argatroban (accord), not therapeutically equivalent to j0884, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
- J0893Injection, decitabine (sun pharma), not therapeutically equivalent to j0894, 1 mg
- J0894Injection, decitabine, 1 mg
- J0895Injection, deferoxamine mesylate, 500 mg
- J0896Injection, luspatercept-aamt, 0.25 mg
- J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg
- J0898Injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0883, 1 mg (for non-esrd use)
- J0900Injection, testosterone enanthate and estradiol valerate, up to 1 ccterminated
- J0901Vadadustat, oral, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
- J0911Instillation, taurolidine 1.35 mg and heparin sodium 100 units (central venous catheter lock for adult patients receiving chronic hemodialysis)
- J0945Injection, brompheniramine maleate, per 10 mg
- J1000Injection, depo-estradiol cypionate, up to 5 mg
- J1010Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
- J1020Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mgterminated
- J1030Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mgterminated
Questions about J0899
What is HCPCS code J0899?
J0899 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0884, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis). It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J0899?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J0899 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 J0899 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J0899 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).