J7208 — Injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), pegylated-aucl, (jivi), 1 i.u.
J7208 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), pegylated-aucl, (jivi), 1 i.u.. 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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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of J7208 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
- 12000 units MAI 1 — Line Edit · Prescribing Information
- outpatient
- 18000 units MAI 1 — Line Edit · Prescribing Information
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 J7208
- Long descriptor
- Injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), pegylated-aucl, (jivi), 1 i.u.
- Short descriptor
- Inj. jivi 1 iu
- Added
- July 1, 2019
- 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 J7208
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J7208 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J7199Hemophilia clotting factor, not otherwise classified
- J7200Injection, factor ix, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), rixubis, per iu
- J7201Injection, factor ix, fc fusion protein, (recombinant), alprolix, 1 i.u.
- J7202Injection, factor ix, albumin fusion protein, (recombinant), idelvion, 1 i.u.
- J7203Injection factor ix, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), glycopegylated, (rebinyn), 1 iu
- J7204Injection, factor viii, antihemophilic factor (recombinant), (esperoct), glycopegylated-exei, per iu
- J7205Injection, factor viii fc fusion protein (recombinant), per iu
- J7207Injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), pegylated, 1 i.u.
- J7209Injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), (nuwiq), 1 i.u.
- J7210Injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), (afstyla), 1 i.u.
- J7211Injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), (kovaltry), 1 i.u.
- J7212Factor viia (antihemophilic factor, recombinant)-jncw (sevenfact), 1 microgram
- J7213Injection, coagulation factor ix (recombinant), ixinity, 1 i.u.
- J7214Injection, factor viii/von willebrand factor complex, recombinant (altuviiio), per factor viii i.u.
- J7294Segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol 0.15mg, 0.013mg per 24 hours; yearly vaginal system, each
- J7295Ethinyl estradiol and etonogestrel 0.015mg, 0.12mg per 24 hours; monthly vaginal ring, each
Questions about J7208
What is HCPCS code J7208?
J7208 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, factor viii, (antihemophilic factor, recombinant), pegylated-aucl, (jivi), 1 i.u.. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J7208?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J7208 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 J7208 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J7208 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).