J3570 — Laetrile, amygdalin, vitamin b17
J3570 is a HCPCS Level II code for laetrile, amygdalin, vitamin b17. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by Medicare
Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
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 statusN
Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of J3570 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- DME supplier
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for J3570
- Long descriptor
- Laetrile, amygdalin, vitamin b17
- Short descriptor
- Laetrile amygdalin vit b17
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- 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.
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 J3570
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J3570 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J3480Injection, potassium chloride, per 2 meq
- J3485Injection, zidovudine, 10 mg
- J3486Injection, ziprasidone mesylate, 10 mg
- J3489Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg
- J3490Unclassified drugs
- J3520Edetate disodium, per 150 mg
- J3530Nasal vaccine inhalation
- J3535Drug administered through a metered dose inhaler
- J3590Unclassified biologics
- J3591Unclassified drug or biological used for esrd on dialysis
- J7030Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc
- J7040Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit)
- J70425% dextrose/normal saline (500 ml = 1 unit)
- J7050Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc
- J70605% dextrose/water (500 ml = 1 unit)
- J7070Infusion, d5w, 1000 cc
Questions about J3570
What is HCPCS code J3570?
J3570 is a HCPCS Level II code for laetrile, amygdalin, vitamin b17. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J3570?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J3570 as "Non-covered by Medicare". Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
How is J3570 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J3570 carries PFS status code N. Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.