J7300 — Intrauterine copper contraceptive (paragard)
J7300 is a HCPCS Level II code for intrauterine copper contraceptive (paragard). 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: Non-covered by statute
Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
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 statusN
Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of J7300 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
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 J7300
- Long descriptor
- Intrauterine copper contraceptive (paragard)
- Short descriptor
- Intra copp contra (paragard)
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- P6C
- 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 J7300
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J7300 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J7213Injection, coagulation factor ix (recombinant), ixinity, 1 i.u.
- J7214Injection, factor viii/von willebrand factor complex, recombinant (altuviiio), per factor viii i.u.
- J7294Segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol 0.15mg, 0.013mg per 24 hours; yearly vaginal system, each
- J7295Ethinyl estradiol and etonogestrel 0.015mg, 0.12mg per 24 hours; monthly vaginal ring, each
- J7296Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system, (kyleena), 19.5 mg
- J7297Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system (liletta), 52 mg
- J7298Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system (mirena), 52 mg
- J7299Intrauterine copper contraceptive (miudella)
- J7301Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system (skyla), 13.5 mg
- J7302Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system, 52 mgterminated
- J7303Contraceptive supply, hormone containing vaginal ring, eachterminated
- J7304Contraceptive supply, hormone containing patch, each
- J7306Levonorgestrel (contraceptive) implant system, including implants and supplies
- J7307Etonogestrel (contraceptive) implant system, including implant and supplies
- J7308Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)
- J7309Methyl aminolevulinate (mal) for topical administration, 16.8%, 1 gramterminated
Questions about J7300
What is HCPCS code J7300?
J7300 is a HCPCS Level II code for intrauterine copper contraceptive (paragard). It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J7300?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J7300 as "Non-covered by statute". Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
How is J7300 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J7300 carries PFS status code N. Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.