J9232 — Injection, docetaxel (hospira), not therapeutically equivalent to j9171, 1 mg
J9232 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, docetaxel (hospira), not therapeutically equivalent to j9171, 1 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 J9232
- Long descriptor
- Injection, docetaxel (hospira), not therapeutically equivalent to j9171, 1 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj docetaxel (hospira) 1 mg
- Added
- July 1, 2026
- BETOS
- O1D
- 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 J9232
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J9232 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J9220Injection, indigotindisulfonate sodium, 1 mg
- J9223Injection, lurbinectedin, 0.1 mg
- J9225Histrelin implant (vantas), 50 mg
- J9226Histrelin implant (supprelin la), 50 mg
- J9227Injection, isatuximab-irfc, 10 mg
- J9228Injection, ipilimumab, 1 mg
- J9229Injection, inotuzumab ozogamicin, 0.1 mg
- J9230Injection, mechlorethamine hydrochloride, (nitrogen mustard), 10 mg
- J9245Injection, melphalan hydrochloride, not otherwise specified, 50 mg
- J9246Injection, melphalan (evomela), 1 mg
- J9247Injection, melphalan flufenamide, 1mgterminated
- J9248Injection, melphalan (hepzato), 1 mg
- J9249Injection, melphalan (apotex), 1 mg
- J9250Methotrexate sodium, 5 mgterminated
- J9255Injection, methotrexate (accord), not therapeutically equivalent to j9260, 50 mg
- J9256Injection, nipocalimab-aahu, 3 mg
Questions about J9232
What is HCPCS code J9232?
J9232 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, docetaxel (hospira), not therapeutically equivalent to j9171, 1 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J9232?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J9232 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 J9232 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J9232 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).