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Medicare maximum allowable unit for Drug - Biological CPTs

Drugs & Biologicals: Maximum Allowed Units (MAUs) - Palmetto GBA Medicare

Maximum Allowed Units List


KEY

HCPCS Code


Code Description

MAU

Release Date

Reassesment


Date




J0129

Injection, abatacept, 10 mg


100

10/16/2008



J0150

Injection, adenosine for therapeutic use, 6 mg

5

10/16/2008


7/1/2010




J0152

Injection, adenosine for diagnostic use, 30 mg


4

10/16/2008



J0170

Injection, adrenalin, epinephrine, up to 1 ml ampul

2

10/16/2008




J0180

Injection, agalsidase beta, 1 mg

105


10/16/2008



J0207


Injection, amifostine, 500 mg

5

10/16/2008




J0215

Injection, alefacept, 0.5 mg

30


10/16/2008


5

J0256


Injection, alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor-human, 10 mg

3,000

10/16/2008


4/10/2009




J0270

Injection, alprostadil, 1.25 mcg


1

10/16/2008



J0275

Alprostadil urethral suppository

1

10/16/2008




J0278

Injection, amikacin sulfate, 100 mg

6


10/16/2008



J0280


Injection, aminophylline, up to 250 mg

1

10/16/2008




J0282

Injection, amiodarone hydrochloride, 30 mg

20


10/16/2008



J0285


Injection, amphotericin B, 50 mg

1

10/16/2008


J0288 Injection, amphotericin B cholesteryl sulfate complex, 10 mg 45 7/17/2009



J0289

Injection, amphotericin B liposome, 10 mg

30

10/16/2008





J0290


Injection, ampicillin sodium, 500 mg

4


10/16/2008




J0295

Injection, ampicillin sodium/sulbactam sodium, per 1.5 gram

4

10/16/2008





J0360


Injection, hydralazine HCl, up to 20 mg

1


10/16/2008




J0390

Injection, chloroquine HCl, up to 250 mg

4

10/16/2008





J0456


Injection, azithromycin, 500 mg

1


10/16/2008



9

J0460

Injection, atropine sulfate, up to 0.3 mg


4

10/16/2008
J0461
Injection, atropine sulfate, up to 0.01 mg
120 1/1/2010

5


J0475

Injection, baclofen, 10 mg

8


10/16/2008



J0476


Injection, baclofen, 50 mcg for intrathecal trial

2

10/16/2008




J0500

Injection, dicyclomine HCl, up to 20 mg

1


10/16/2008



J0515


Injection, benztropine mesylate, per 1 mg

2

10/16/2008



9


J0530

Injection, penicillin G benzathine and penicillin G procaine, up to 600,000 units


2

10/16/2008

9

J0540

Injection, penicillin G benzathine and penicillin G procaine, up to 1,200,000 units


2

10/16/2008

9

J0550

Injection, penicillin G benzathine and penicillin G procaine, up to 2,400,000 units

1

10/16/2008

J0559
Injection, penicillin G benzathine and penicillin G procaine, 2500 units

960 1/1/2010




J0560

Injection, penicillin G benzathine, up to 600,000 units


4

10/16/2008

7/1/2010



J0570


Injection, penicillin G benzathine, up to 1,200,000 units

2


10/16/2008




J0580

Injection, penicillin G benzathine, up to 2,400,000 units

1

10/16/2008





J0583


Injection, bivalirudin, 1 mg

250


10/16/2008

7/1/2010



J0585

Botulinum toxin type A, per unit

600

11/18/2008

12/31/2008

J0586 Injection, abobotulinumtoxina, 5 units 200 1/1/2010



J0587

Botulinum toxin type B, per 100 units

250


10/16/2008

 6/1/2010


J0592


Injection, buprenorphine hydrochloride, 0.1mg

3

10/16/2008




J0595

Injection, butorphanol tartrate, 1 mg

4


10/16/2008

J0598 Injection, C1 esterase inhibitor (human), 10 units 100 1/1/2010


J0600

Injection, edetate calcium disodium, up to 1000 mg

3

10/16/2008


7/1/2010




J0610

Injection, calcium gluconate, per 10 ml


2

10/16/2008



J0637

Injection, caspofungin acetate, 5 mg

14

10/16/2008




J0640

Injection, leucovorin calcium, per 50 mg

24


10/16/2008


8

J0641


Injection, levoleucovorin calcium, 0.5 mg

200

12/16/2008




J0670

Injection, mepivacaine HCl, per 10 ml

4


10/16/2008



J0690


Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg

12

10/16/2008


 6/1/2010




J0692

Injection, cefepime hydrochloride, 500 mg


8

10/16/2008



J0694

Injection, cefoxitin sodium, 1 gram

8

10/16/2008




J0696

Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg

16


10/16/2008



J0697


Injection, sterile cefuroxime sodium, per 750 mg

4

10/16/2008




J0698

Injection, cefotaxime sodium, per gm

6


10/16/2008



J0702


Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate, per 3 mg

4

10/16/2008


Denied




J0704

Injection, betamethasone sodium phosphate, per 4 mg


5

10/16/2008



J0713

Injection, ceftazidime, per 500 mg

12

10/16/2008


 6/1/2010




J0715

Injection, ceftizoxime sodium, per 500 mg


8

11/7/2008

J0718 Injection, certolizumab pegol, 1 mg 400 1/1/2010 Removed: self administered drug list


J0720


Injection, chloramphenicol sodium succinate, up to 1 gm

6


11/7/2008



5

J0735

Injection, clonidine hydrochloride, 1 mg


2

11/7/2008


7/1/2010



J0743

Injection, cilastatin sodium; imipenem, per 250 mg

8


11/7/2008



J0744


Injection, ciprofloxacin for intravenous infusion, 200 mg

6

11/7/2008




J0780

Injection, prochlorperazine, up to 10 mg

4


11/7/2008



J0800


Injection, corticotropin, up to 40 units

2

11/7/2008


J0833
Injection, cosyntropin, not otherwise specified, 0.25 mg
1/1/2010 
J0834
Injection, cosyntropin, (cortrosyn), 0.25 mg
3 1/1/2010

9


J0835

Injection, cosyntropin, per 0.25 mg

1


11/7/2008



J0878

Injection, daptomycin, 1 mg

1000

11/7/2008





J0881


Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-ESRD use)

500


12/16/2008




J0882

Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (for ESRD on dialysis)

400

12/16/2008

7/1/2009



J0885


Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-ESRD use), 1000 units

60


12/16/2008




J0886

Injection, epoetin alfa, 1000 units (for ESRD on dialysis)

45

12/16/2008





J0894


Injection, decitabine, 1 mg

100


11/7/2008




J0895

Injection, deferoxamine mesylate, 500 mg

6

11/7/2008





J0900


Injection, testosterone enanthate and estradiol valerate, up to 1 cc

1


11/7/2008

4/1/2010



J0945

Injection, brompheniramine maleate, per 10 mg

2

11/7/2008





J0970


Injection, estradiol valerate, up to 40 mg

1


11/7/2008




J1000

Injection, depo-estradiol cypionate, up to 5 mg

1

11/7/2008





J1020


Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg

6


11/7/2008




J1030

Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg

4

11/7/2008





J1040


Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg

3


11/7/2008




J1051

Injection, medroxyprogesterone acetate, 50 mg

8

11/7/2008




2

J1055


Injection, medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraceptive use, 150 mg

0


11/7/2008




J1060

Injection, testosterone cypionate and estradiol cypionate, up to 1 ml

1

11/7/2008

4/1/2010



J1070


Injection, testosterone cypionate, up to 100 mg

4


11/7/2008




J1080

Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 cc, 200 mg

2

11/7/2008





J1094


Injection, dexamethasone acetate, 1 mg

16


11/7/2008




J1100

Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg

110

11/7/2008





J1110


Injection, dihydroergotamine mesylate, per 1 mg

3


11/7/2008




J1120

Injection, acetazolamide sodium, up to 500 mg

2

11/7/2008





J1160


Injection, digoxin, up to 0.5 mg

2


11/7/2008




J1162

Injection, digoxin immune fab (ovine), per vial

6

11/7/2008

7/1/2010



J1165


Injection, phenytoin sodium, per 50 mg

35


11/7/2008



5

J1170

Injection, hydromorphone, up to 4 mg


300

11/7/2008




J1180


Injection, dyphylline, up to 500 mg

1


11/7/2008




J1190

Injection, dexrazoxane hydrochloride, per 250 mg

5

11/7/2008





J1200


Injection, diphenhydramine HCl, up to 50 mg

8


11/7/2008




J1205

Injection, chlorothiazide sodium, per 500 mg

4

11/7/2008





J1212


Injection, DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide, 50%, 50 ml

1


11/7/2008



5

J1230

Injection, methadone HCl, up to 10 mg


10

11/7/2008




J1240


Injection, dimenhydrinate, up to 50 mg

1


11/7/2008




J1245

Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg

6

11/7/2008



J1250 Injection, dobutamine hydrochloride, per 250 mg 2 7/17/2009
J1260 Injection, dolasetron mesylate, 10 mg 20 7/17/2009

8


J1267

Injection, doripenem, 10 mg


100

12/16/2008

J1300 Injection, eculizumab, 10 mg 90 7/17/2009


J1325


Injection, epoprostenol, 0.5 mg

1


12/16/2008

7/1/2010



J1327

Injection, eptifibatide, 5 mg

4

12/16/2008




4

J1330


Injection, ergonovine maleate, up to 0.2 mg

0


11/21/2008




J1335

Injection, ertapenem sodium, 500 mg

2

11/14/2008





J1364


Injection, erythromycin lactobionate, per 500 mg

5


12/16/2008




J1380

Injection, estradiol valerate, up to 10 mg

3

11/14/2008





J1390


Injection, estradiol valerate, up to 20 mg

2


11/14/2008




J1410

Injection, estrogen conjugated, per 25 mg

2

12/16/2008





J1435


Injection, estrone, per 1 mg

1


12/16/2008

7/1/2010



J1440

Injection, filgrastim (G-CSF), 300 mcg

4

12/3/2008





J1441


Injection, filgrastim (G-CSF), 480 mcg

3


11/7/2008




J1450

Injection, fluconazole, 200 mg

6

11/14/2008




8

J1453


Injection, fosaprepitant, 1 mg

115


12/16/2008



8

J1459

Injection, immune globulin (privigen), intravenous, non-lyophilized (e.g. liquid), 500 mg


220

12/16/2008


J1460 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, 1cc 1 4/1/2010



J1470

Injection, gamma globulin; intramuscular, 2 cc

1


11/14/2008

J1480 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, 3 cc 1 4/1/2010
J1490 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, 4 cc 1 4/1/2010
J1500 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, 5 cc 1 4/1/2010
J1510 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, 6 cc 1 4/1/2010
J1520 Injection, gamma globulin; intramuscular, 7 cc (gama stan ds) 1 7/17/2009  4/1/2010
J1530 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, 8 cc 1 4/1/2010
J1540 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, 9 cc 1 4/1/2010


J1550


Injection, gamma globulin; intramuscular, 10 cc

1

11/14/2008


4/1/2010 
J1560 Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, over 10 cc 1 4/1/2010
J1561 Injection, immune globulin, (gamunex), intravenous, non-lyophilized (e.g., liquid), 500 mg 440 7/17/2009
J1562 Injection, immune globulin, (vivaglobin), 100 mg 220 7/17/2009


J1566


Injection, immune globulin, intravenous, lyophilized (e.g. powder), not otherwise specified, 500 mg

440

12/16/2008


J1568 Injection, immune globulin, (octagam), intravenous, non-lyophilized, (e.g., liquid), 500 mg 440 7/17/2009 12/28/2009
J1569 Injection, immune globulin, (gammagard liquid), intravenous, non-lyophilized, (e.g., liquid), 500 mg 440 7/17/2009 12/28/2009
J1570 Injection, ganciclovir sodium, 500 mg 2 7/17/2009


J1580

Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg

5

12/16/2008



4


J1590

Injection, gatifloxacin, 10 mg


0

11/14/2008



J1600

Injection, gold sodium thiomalate, up to 50 mg

1

11/14/2008




J1610

Injection, glucagon hydrochloride, per 1 mg

1


11/14/2008



J1626


Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg

11

12/3/2008




J1630

Injection, haloperidol, up to 5 mg

5


11/14/2008

7/1/2010


J1631


Injection, haloperidol decanoate, per 50 mg

2

11/14/2008




J1640

Injection, hemin, 1 mg

660


12/3/2008



J1642


Injection, heparin sodium, (heparin lock flush), per 10 units

4

11/14/2008




J1644

Injection, heparin sodium, per 1,000 units

40


11/14/2008



J1645


Injection, dalteparin sodium, per 2500 IU

9

12/3/2008




J1650

Injection, enoxaparin sodium, 10 mg

17


12/3/2008

2/27/2009


J1652


Injection, fondaparinux sodium, 0.5 mg

20

11/14/2008




J1655

Injection, tinzaparin sodium, 1000 IU

28


12/16/2008



J1670


Injection, tetanus immune globulin, human, up to 250 units

1

11/14/2008


5 J1680 Injection, human fibrinogen concentrate, 100 mg 78 1/1/2010


4

J1710

Injection, hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, up to 50 mg


0

11/21/2008




J1720


Injection, hydrocortisone sodium succinate, up to 100 mg

110


12/16/2008

J1740 Injection, ibandronate sodium, 1 mg 3 7/17/2009
J1743 Injection, idursulfase, 1 mg 55 7/17/2009


J1745


Injection, infliximab, 10 mg

110

11/14/2008


12/2/2008

8


J1750

Injection, iron dextran, 50 mg


90

12/16/2008


7

J1751

Injection, iron dextran 165, 50 mg

90

12/16/2008



7


J1752

Injection, iron dextran 267, 50 mg


90

12/16/2008



J1756

Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg

500

12/3/2008


5/1/2009

5


J1785

Injection, imiglucerase, per unit


6600

12/16/2008



J1790

Injection, droperidol, up to 5 mg

2

11/14/2008


7/1/2010




J1800

Injection, propranolol HCl, up to 1 mg


6

12/16/2008


3

J1815

Injection, insulin, per 5 units

0

11/14/2008




J1817

Insulin for administration through DME (i.e., Insulin pump) per 50 units

5


12/16/2008

J1840 Injection, kanamycin sulfate, up to 500 mg 2 7/17/2009
J1850 Injection, kanamycin sulfate, up to 75 mg 4 7/1/2010


J1885


Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg

8


11/14/2008



8

J1930

Injection, lanreotide, 1 mg


120

12/16/2008




J1940


Injection, furosemide, up to 20 mg

8


12/3/2008

6/1/2010



J1950

Injection, leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), per 3.75 mg

1

12/3/2008




8

J1953


Injection, levetiracetam, 10 mg

150


12/16/2008




J1956

Injection, levofloxacin, 250 mg

3

11/14/2008



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