J2305 — Injection, nitroglycerin, 5 mg
J2305 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, nitroglycerin, 5 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 J2305
- Long descriptor
- Injection, nitroglycerin, 5 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj, nitroglycerin, 5 mg
- Added
- July 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 J2305
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J2305 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J2275Injection, morphine sulfate (preservative-free sterile solution), per 10 mgterminated
- J2277Injection, motixafortide, 0.25 mg
- J2278Injection, ziconotide, 1 microgram
- J2280Injection, moxifloxacin, 100 mg
- J2281Injection, moxifloxacin (fresenius kabi), not therapeutically equivalent to j2280, 100 mg
- J2290Injection, nafcillin sodium, 20 mg
- J2291Injection, nafcillin sodium (baxter), 20 mg
- J2300Injection, nalbuphine hydrochloride, per 10 mg
- J2310Injection, naloxone hydrochloride, per 1 mgterminated
- J2311Injection, naloxone hydrochloride (zimhi), 1 mgterminated
- J2312Injection, naloxone hydrochloride, not otherwise specified, 0.01 mg
- J2313Injection, naloxone hydrochloride (zimhi), 0.01 mg
- J2315Injection, naltrexone, depot form, 1 mg
- J2320Injection, nandrolone decanoate, up to 50 mg
- J2323Injection, natalizumab, 1 mg
- J2325Injection, nesiritide, 0.1 mg
Questions about J2305
What is HCPCS code J2305?
J2305 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, nitroglycerin, 5 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J2305?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J2305 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 J2305 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J2305 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).