J1370 — Injection, esomeprazole sodium, 1 mg
J1370 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, esomeprazole sodium, 1 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 J1370
- Long descriptor
- Injection, esomeprazole sodium, 1 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj, esomeprazole sod, 1 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 J1370
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J1370 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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- J1324Injection, enfuvirtide, 1 mg
- J1325Injection, epoprostenol, 0.5 mg
- J1326Injection, zolbetuximab-clzb, 2 mg
- J1327Injection, eptifibatide, 5 mg
- J1330Injection, ergonovine maleate, up to 0.2 mgterminated
- J1335Injection, ertapenem sodium, 500 mg
- J1364Injection, erythromycin lactobionate, per 500 mg
- J1380Injection, estradiol valerate, up to 10 mg
- J1410Injection, estrogen conjugated, per 25 mg
- J1411Injection, etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb, per therapeutic dose
- J1412Injection, valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox, per ml, containing nominal 2 x 10^13 vector genomes
- J1413Injection, delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl, per therapeutic dose
- J1414Injection, fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt, per therapeutic dose
- J1426Injection, casimersen, 10 mg
- J1427Injection, viltolarsen, 10 mg
Questions about J1370
What is HCPCS code J1370?
J1370 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, esomeprazole sodium, 1 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J1370?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J1370 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 J1370 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J1370 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).