J1080 — Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 cc, 200 mg
J1080 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 cc, 200 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J1080 on December 31, 2014. 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 J1080
- Long descriptor
- Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 cc, 200 mg
- Short descriptor
- Testosterone cypionat 200 mg
- Added
- January 1, 1982
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- 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 J1080
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J1080 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J1030Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mgterminated
- J1040Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mgterminated
- J1050Injection, medroxyprogesterone acetate, 1 mg
- J1060Injection, testosterone cypionate and estradiol cypionate, up to 1 mlterminated
- J1070Injection, testosterone cypionate, up to 100 mgterminated
- J1071Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 mg
- J1072Injection, testosterone cypionate (azmiro), 1 mg
- J1073Testosterone pellet, implant, 75 mg
- J1094Injection, dexamethasone acetate, 1 mgterminated
- J1095Injection, dexamethasone 9 percent, intraocular, 1 microgram
- J1096Dexamethasone, lacrimal ophthalmic insert, 0.1 mg
- J1097Phenylephrine 10.16 mg/ml and ketorolac 2.88 mg/ml ophthalmic irrigation solution, 1 ml
- J1098Articaine ophthalmic, 8% solution, 0.4 ml
- J1100Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
- J1105Dexmedetomidine, oral, 1 mcg
- J1110Injection, dihydroergotamine mesylate, per 1 mg
Questions about J1080
What is HCPCS code J1080?
J1080 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 cc, 200 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J1080?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J1080 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 J1080 still valid?
No. J1080 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.