J1810 — Injection, droperidol and fentanyl citrate, up to 2 ml ampule
J1810 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, droperidol and fentanyl citrate, up to 2 ml ampule. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on March 31, 2025 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J1810 on March 31, 2025. 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 J1810
- Long descriptor
- Injection, droperidol and fentanyl citrate, up to 2 ml ampule
- Short descriptor
- Droperidol/fentanyl inj
- Added
- January 1, 1982
- Terminated
- March 31, 2025
- 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 J1810
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J1810 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J1786Injection, imiglucerase, 10 units
- J1790Injection, droperidol, up to 5 mg
- J1800Injection, propranolol hcl, up to 1 mg
- J1805Injection, esmolol hydrochloride, 10 mg
- J1806Injection, esmolol hydrochloride (wg critical care), not therapeutically equivalent to j1805, 10 mg
- J1807Injection, ethacrynate sodium, 1 mg
- J1808Injection, folic acid, 0.1 mg
- J1809Injection, fosdenopterin, 0.1 mg
- J1811Insulin (fiasp) for administration through dme (i.e., insulin pump) per 50 units
- J1812Insulin (fiasp), per 5 units
- J1813Insulin (lyumjev) for administration through dme (i.e., insulin pump) per 50 units
- J1814Insulin (lyumjev), per 5 units
- J1815Injection, insulin, per 5 units
- J1817Insulin for administration through dme (i.e., insulin pump) per 50 units
- J1823Injection, inebilizumab-cdon, 1 mg
- J1826Injection, interferon beta-1a, 30 mcg
Questions about J1810
What is HCPCS code J1810?
J1810 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, droperidol and fentanyl citrate, up to 2 ml ampule. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J1810?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J1810 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 J1810 still valid?
No. J1810 was terminated on March 31, 2025 and should not be used on new claims.