J2471 — Injection, pantoprazole (hikma), not therapeutically equivalent to j2470, 40 mg
J2471 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, pantoprazole (hikma), not therapeutically equivalent to j2470, 40 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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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of J2471 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 6 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Prescribing Information
- outpatient
- 6 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Prescribing Information
- DME supplier
- 6 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Prescribing Information
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for J2471
- Long descriptor
- Injection, pantoprazole (hikma), not therapeutically equivalent to j2470, 40 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj pantoprazole(hikma) 40mg
- Added
- July 1, 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.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J2471
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J2471 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J2427Injection, paliperidone palmitate extended release (invega hafyera, or invega trinza), 1 mg
- J2428Injection, paliperidone palmitate extended release (erzofri), 1 mg
- J2430Injection, pamidronate disodium, per 30 mg
- J2440Injection, papaverine hcl, up to 60 mg
- J2460Injection, oxytetracycline hcl, up to 50 mg
- J2468Injection, palonosetron hydrochloride (posfrea), 25 micrograms
- J2469Injection, palonosetron hcl, 25 mcg
- J2470Injection, pantoprazole sodium, 40 mg
- J2472Injection, pantoprazole sodium in sodium chloride (baxter), 40 mg
- J2501Injection, paricalcitol, 1 mcg
- J2502Injection, pasireotide long acting, 1 mg
- J2503Injection, pegaptanib sodium, 0.3 mgterminated
- J2504Injection, pegademase bovine, 25 iuterminated
- J2505Injection, pegfilgrastim, 6 mgterminated
- J2506Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg
- J2507Injection, pegloticase, 1 mg
Questions about J2471
What is HCPCS code J2471?
J2471 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, pantoprazole (hikma), not therapeutically equivalent to j2470, 40 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J2471?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J2471 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 J2471 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J2471 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).