J1060 — Injection, testosterone cypionate and estradiol cypionate, up to 1 ml
J1060 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, testosterone cypionate and estradiol cypionate, up to 1 ml. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J1060 on December 31, 2014. 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 J1060
- Long descriptor
- Injection, testosterone cypionate and estradiol cypionate, up to 1 ml
- Short descriptor
- Testosterone cypionate 1 ml
- Added
- January 1, 1982
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J1060
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J1060 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- J1030Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mgterminated
- J1040Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mgterminated
- J1050Injection, medroxyprogesterone acetate, 1 mg
- J1070Injection, testosterone cypionate, up to 100 mgterminated
- J1071Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 mg
- J1072Injection, testosterone cypionate (azmiro), 1 mg
- J1073Testosterone pellet, implant, 75 mg
- J1080Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 cc, 200 mgterminated
- J1094Injection, dexamethasone acetate, 1 mgterminated
- J1095Injection, dexamethasone 9 percent, intraocular, 1 microgram
- J1096Dexamethasone, lacrimal ophthalmic insert, 0.1 mg
Questions about J1060
What is HCPCS code J1060?
J1060 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, testosterone cypionate and estradiol cypionate, up to 1 ml. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J1060?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J1060 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 J1060 still valid?
No. J1060 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.