J1073 — Testosterone pellet, implant, 75 mg
J1073 is a HCPCS Level II code for testosterone pellet, implant, 75 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 J1073
- Long descriptor
- Testosterone pellet, implant, 75 mg
- Short descriptor
- Testosterone pellet 75 mg
- Added
- January 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 J1073
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J1073 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J1020Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mgterminated
- J1030Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mgterminated
- J1040Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mgterminated
- J1050Injection, medroxyprogesterone acetate, 1 mg
- J1060Injection, testosterone cypionate and estradiol cypionate, up to 1 mlterminated
- J1070Injection, testosterone cypionate, up to 100 mgterminated
- J1071Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 mg
- J1072Injection, testosterone cypionate (azmiro), 1 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
- J1097Phenylephrine 10.16 mg/ml and ketorolac 2.88 mg/ml ophthalmic irrigation solution, 1 ml
- J1098Articaine ophthalmic, 8% solution, 0.4 ml
- J1100Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
- J1105Dexmedetomidine, oral, 1 mcg
Questions about J1073
What is HCPCS code J1073?
J1073 is a HCPCS Level II code for testosterone pellet, implant, 75 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J1073?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J1073 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 J1073 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J1073 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).