J3290 — Injection, tranexamic acid, 5 mg
J3290 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, tranexamic acid, 5 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 J3290
- Long descriptor
- Injection, tranexamic acid, 5 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj, tranexamic acid 5 mg
- Added
- October 1, 2025
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to J3290
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J3290 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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- J3263Injection, toripalimab-tpzi, 1 mg
- J3265Injection, torsemide, 10 mg/ml
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- J3285Injection, treprostinil, 1 mg
- J3291Injection, tranexamic acid in sodium chloride, 5 mg
- J3299Injection, triamcinolone acetonide (xipere), 1 mg
- J3300Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg
- J3301Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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- J3303Injection, triamcinolone hexacetonide, per 5 mg
- J3304Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg
- J3305Injection, trimetrexate glucuronate, per 25 mgterminated
Questions about J3290
What is HCPCS code J3290?
J3290 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, tranexamic acid, 5 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J3290?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J3290 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is J3290 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J3290 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).