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J0886

J0886Injection, epoetin alfa, 1000 units (for esrd on dialysis)

HCPCSTerminatedBETOS O1E

J0886 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, epoetin alfa, 1000 units (for esrd on dialysis). It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on December 31, 2015 and is not valid on new claims.

This code has been terminated

CMS terminated J0886 on December 31, 2015. 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: 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.

The CMS record for J0886

Long descriptor
Injection, epoetin alfa, 1000 units (for esrd on dialysis)

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Epoetin alfa 1000 units esrd

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
January 1, 2006

When CMS introduced the code.

Terminated
December 31, 2015

When CMS retired it.

BETOS
O1E

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
57 — Other

Other carrier priced.

Codes adjacent to J0886

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0886 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

  • J0877Injection, daptomycin (hospira), not therapeutically equivalent to j0878, 1 mg
  • J0878Injection, daptomycin, 1 mg
  • J0879Injection, difelikefalin, 0.1 microgram, (for esrd on dialysis)
  • J0881Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)
  • J0882Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (for esrd on dialysis)
  • J0883Injection, argatroban, 1 mg (for non-esrd use)
  • J0884Injection, argatroban, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
  • J0885Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units
  • J0887Injection, epoetin beta, 1 microgram, (for esrd on dialysis)
  • J0888Injection, epoetin beta, 1 microgram, (for non esrd use)
  • J0889Daprodustat, oral, 1 mg, (for esrd on dialysis)terminated
  • J0890Injection, peginesatide, 0.1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
  • J0891Injection, argatroban (accord), not therapeutically equivalent to j0883, 1 mg (for non-esrd use)
  • J0892Injection, argatroban (accord), not therapeutically equivalent to j0884, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
  • J0893Injection, decitabine (sun pharma), not therapeutically equivalent to j0894, 1 mg
  • J0894Injection, decitabine, 1 mg

Questions about J0886

What is HCPCS code J0886?

J0886 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, epoetin alfa, 1000 units (for esrd on dialysis). It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.

Does Medicare cover J0886?

The CMS HCPCS file marks J0886 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.

Is J0886 still valid?

No. J0886 was terminated on December 31, 2015 and should not be used on new claims.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026