J7335 — Capsaicin 8% patch, per 10 square centimeters
J7335 is a HCPCS Level II code for capsaicin 8% patch, per 10 square centimeters. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J7335 on December 31, 2014. 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: 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.
The CMS record for J7335
- Long descriptor
- Capsaicin 8% patch, per 10 square centimeters
- Short descriptor
- Capsaicin 8% patch
- Added
- January 1, 2011
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- 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 J7335
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J7335 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J7326Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose
- J7327Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose
- J7328Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg
- J7329Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
- J7330Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant
- J7331Hyaluronan or derivative, synojoynt, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
- J7332Hyaluronan or derivative, triluron, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
- J7333Hyaluronan or derivative, visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per doseterminated
- J7336Capsaicin 8% patch, per square centimeter
- J7340Carbidopa 5 mg/levodopa 20 mg enteral suspension, 100 ml
- J7342Instillation, ciprofloxacin otic suspension, 6 mg
- J7345Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg
- J7351Injection, bimatoprost, intracameral implant, 1 microgram
- J7352Afamelanotide implant, 1 mg
- J7353Anacaulase-bcdb, 8.8% gel, 1 gram
- J7354Cantharidin for topical administration, 0.7%, single unit dose applicator (3.2 mg)
Questions about J7335
What is HCPCS code J7335?
J7335 is a HCPCS Level II code for capsaicin 8% patch, per 10 square centimeters. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J7335?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J7335 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.
Is J7335 still valid?
No. J7335 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.