J1942 — Injection, aripiprazole lauroxil, 1 mg
J1942 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, aripiprazole lauroxil, 1 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on September 30, 2019 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J1942 on September 30, 2019. 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: 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.
The CMS record for J1942
- Long descriptor
- Injection, aripiprazole lauroxil, 1 mg
- Short descriptor
- Aripiprazole lauroxil 1mg
- Added
- January 1, 2017
- Terminated
- September 30, 2019
- 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 J1942
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J1942 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J1921Injection, labetalol hydrochloride (hikma), not therapeutically equivalent to j1920, 5 mg
- J1930Injection, lanreotide, 1 mg
- J1931Injection, laronidase, 0.1 mg
- J1932Injection, lanreotide, (cipla), 1 mg
- J1938Injection, furosemide, 1 mg
- J1939Injection, bumetanide, 0.5 mg
- J1940Injection, furosemide, up to 20 mgterminated
- J1941Injection, furosemide (furoscix), 20 mg
- J1943Injection, aripiprazole lauroxil, (aristada initio), 1 mg
- J1944Injection, aripiprazole lauroxil, (aristada), 1 mg
- J1945Injection, lepirudin, 50 mgterminated
- J1950Injection, leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), per 3.75 mg
- J1951Injection, leuprolide acetate for depot suspension (fensolvi), 0.25 mg
- J1952Leuprolide injectable, camcevi, 1 mg
- J1953Injection, levetiracetam, 10 mg
- J1954Injection, leuprolide acetate for depot suspension (lutrate depot), 7.5 mg
Questions about J1942
What is HCPCS code J1942?
J1942 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, aripiprazole lauroxil, 1 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J1942?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J1942 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.
Is J1942 still valid?
No. J1942 was terminated on September 30, 2019 and should not be used on new claims.