J2275 — Injection, morphine sulfate (preservative-free sterile solution), per 10 mg
J2275 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, morphine sulfate (preservative-free sterile solution), per 10 mg. 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 J2275 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: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 J2275
- Long descriptor
- Injection, morphine sulfate (preservative-free sterile solution), per 10 mg
- Short descriptor
- Morphine sulfate injection
- Added
- January 1, 1993
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to J2275
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J2275 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J2253Injection, midazolam (seizalam), 1 mg
- J2260Injection, milrinone lactate, 5 mg
- J2265Injection, minocycline hydrochloride, 1 mg
- J2267Injection, mirikizumab-mrkz, 1 mg
- J2270Injection, morphine sulfate, up to 10 mg
- J2271Injection, morphine sulfate, 100mgterminated
- J2272Injection, morphine sulfate (fresenius kabi), not therapeutically equivalent to j2270, up to 10 mg
- J2274Injection, morphine sulfate, preservative-free for epidural or intrathecal use, 10 mg
- J2277Injection, motixafortide, 0.25 mg
- J2278Injection, ziconotide, 1 microgram
- J2280Injection, moxifloxacin, 100 mg
- J2281Injection, moxifloxacin (fresenius kabi), not therapeutically equivalent to j2280, 100 mg
- J2290Injection, nafcillin sodium, 20 mg
- J2291Injection, nafcillin sodium (baxter), 20 mg
- J2300Injection, nalbuphine hydrochloride, per 10 mg
- J2305Injection, nitroglycerin, 5 mg
Questions about J2275
What is HCPCS code J2275?
J2275 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, morphine sulfate (preservative-free sterile solution), per 10 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J2275?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J2275 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
Is J2275 still valid?
No. J2275 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.