J0898 — Injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0883, 1 mg (for non-esrd use)
J0898 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0883, 1 mg (for non-esrd use). 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 J0898
- Long descriptor
- Injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0883, 1 mg (for non-esrd use)
- Short descriptor
- Argatroban nonesrd (auromed)
- Added
- January 1, 2023
- 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 J0898
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0898 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- J0895Injection, deferoxamine mesylate, 500 mg
- J0896Injection, luspatercept-aamt, 0.25 mg
- J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg
- J0899Injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0884, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
- J0900Injection, testosterone enanthate and estradiol valerate, up to 1 ccterminated
- J0901Vadadustat, oral, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
- J0911Instillation, taurolidine 1.35 mg and heparin sodium 100 units (central venous catheter lock for adult patients receiving chronic hemodialysis)
- J0945Injection, brompheniramine maleate, per 10 mg
- J1000Injection, depo-estradiol cypionate, up to 5 mg
- J1010Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
- J1020Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mgterminated
Questions about J0898
What is HCPCS code J0898?
J0898 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, argatroban (auromedics), not therapeutically equivalent to j0883, 1 mg (for non-esrd use). It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J0898?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J0898 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 J0898 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J0898 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).