J2400 — Injection, chloroprocaine hydrochloride, per 30 ml
J2400 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, chloroprocaine hydrochloride, per 30 ml. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on December 31, 2022 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J2400 on December 31, 2022. 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 J2400
- Long descriptor
- Injection, chloroprocaine hydrochloride, per 30 ml
- Short descriptor
- Chloroprocaine hcl injection
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- Terminated
- December 31, 2022
- 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 J2400
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J2400 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J2359Injection, olanzapine, 0.5 mg
- J2360Injection, orphenadrine citrate, up to 60 mg
- J2361Injection, depemokimab-ulaa, 1 mg
- J2370Injection, phenylephrine hcl, up to 1 mlterminated
- J2371Injection, phenylephrine hydrochloride, 20 micrograms
- J2372Injection, phenylephrine hydrochloride (biorphen), 20 micrograms
- J2373Injection, phenylephrine hydrochloride (immphentiv), 20 micrograms
- J2374Apraclonidine hydrochloride ophthalmic, 1% solution, 0.1 ml
- J2401Injection, chloroprocaine hydrochloride, per 1 mg
- J2402Injection, chloroprocaine hydrochloride (clorotekal), per 1 mg
- J2403Chloroprocaine hcl ophthalmic, 3% gel, 1 mg
- J2404Injection, nicardipine, 0.1 mg
- J2405Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg
- J2406Injection, oritavancin (kimyrsa), 10 mg
- J2407Injection, oritavancin (orbactiv), 10 mg
- J2410Injection, oxymorphone hcl, up to 1 mg
Questions about J2400
What is HCPCS code J2400?
J2400 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, chloroprocaine hydrochloride, per 30 ml. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J2400?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J2400 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 J2400 still valid?
No. J2400 was terminated on December 31, 2022 and should not be used on new claims.