J2001 — Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg
J2001 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on September 30, 2024 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J2001 on September 30, 2024. 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 J2001
- Long descriptor
- Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg
- Short descriptor
- Lidocaine injection
- Added
- January 1, 2004
- Terminated
- September 30, 2024
- 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 J2001
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J2001 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J1953Injection, levetiracetam, 10 mg
- J1954Injection, leuprolide acetate for depot suspension (lutrate depot), 7.5 mg
- J1955Injection, levocarnitine, per 1 gm
- J1956Injection, levofloxacin, 250 mg
- J1960Injection, levorphanol tartrate, up to 2 mg
- J1961Injection, lenacapavir (only for use as hiv treatment), 1 mg
- J1980Injection, hyoscyamine sulfate, up to 0.25 mg
- J1990Injection, chlordiazepoxide hcl, up to 100 mg
- J2002Injection, lidocaine hcl in 5% dextrose, 1 mg
- J2003Injection, lidocaine hydrochloride, 1 mg
- J2004Injection, lidocaine hcl with epinephrine, 1 mg
- J2010Injection, lincomycin hcl, up to 300 mg
- J2020Injection, linezolid, 200 mg
- J2021Injection, linezolid (hospira), not therapeutically equivalent to j2020, 200 mg
- J2060Injection, lorazepam, 2 mg
- J2062Loxapine for inhalation, 1 mg
Questions about J2001
What is HCPCS code J2001?
J2001 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J2001?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J2001 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 J2001 still valid?
No. J2001 was terminated on September 30, 2024 and should not be used on new claims.