J0463 — Injection, atropine sulfate (fresenius and therapeutically equivalent), 0.01 mg
J0463 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, atropine sulfate (fresenius and therapeutically equivalent), 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 J0463
- Long descriptor
- Injection, atropine sulfate (fresenius and therapeutically equivalent), 0.01 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj atropine (fresenius te)
- Added
- April 1, 2026
- 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 J0463
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0463 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- J0462Injection, atropine sulfate, not therapeutically equivalent to j0461, 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
- J0500Injection, dicyclomine hcl, up to 20 mg
Questions about J0463
What is HCPCS code J0463?
J0463 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, atropine sulfate (fresenius and therapeutically equivalent), 0.01 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J0463?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J0463 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 J0463 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J0463 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).