J0462 — Injection, atropine sulfate, not therapeutically equivalent to j0461, 0.01 mg
J0462 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, atropine sulfate, not therapeutically equivalent to j0461, 0.01 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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 J0462
- Long descriptor
- Injection, atropine sulfate, not therapeutically equivalent to j0461, 0.01 mg
- Short descriptor
- Atropine sulf, nte, 0.01 mg
- Added
- October 1, 2025
- 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.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J0462
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0462 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J0395Injection, arbutamine hcl, 1 mgterminated
- J0400Injection, aripiprazole, intramuscular, 0.25 mg
- J0401Injection, aripiprazole (abilify maintena), 1 mg
- J0402Injection, aripiprazole (abilify asimtufii), 1 mg
- J0456Injection, azithromycin, 500 mg
- J0457Injection, aztreonam, 100 mg
- J0458Injection, aztreonam/avibactam, 7.5 mg/2.5 mg (10 mg)
- J0461Injection, atropine sulfate, 0.01 mg
- J0463Injection, atropine sulfate (fresenius and therapeutically equivalent), 0.01 mg
- J0470Injection, dimercaprol, per 100 mg
- J0475Injection, baclofen, 10 mg
- J0476Injection, baclofen, 50 mcg for intrathecal trial
- J0480Injection, basiliximab, 20 mg
- J0485Injection, belatacept, 1 mg
- J0490Injection, belimumab, 10 mg
- J0491Injection, anifrolumab-fnia, 1 mg
Questions about J0462
What is HCPCS code J0462?
J0462 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, atropine sulfate, not therapeutically equivalent to j0461, 0.01 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J0462?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J0462 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
How is J0462 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J0462 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).