J7310 — Ganciclovir, 4.5 mg, long-acting implant
J7310 is a HCPCS Level II code for ganciclovir, 4.5 mg, long-acting implant. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on December 31, 2025 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J7310 on December 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 J7310
- Long descriptor
- Ganciclovir, 4.5 mg, long-acting implant
- Short descriptor
- Ganciclovir long act implant
- Added
- January 1, 1997
- Terminated
- December 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 J7310
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J7310 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J7301Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system (skyla), 13.5 mg
- J7302Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system, 52 mgterminated
- J7303Contraceptive supply, hormone containing vaginal ring, eachterminated
- J7304Contraceptive supply, hormone containing patch, each
- J7306Levonorgestrel (contraceptive) implant system, including implants and supplies
- J7307Etonogestrel (contraceptive) implant system, including implant and supplies
- J7308Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)
- J7309Methyl aminolevulinate (mal) for topical administration, 16.8%, 1 gramterminated
- J7311Injection, fluocinolone acetonide, intravitreal implant (retisert), 0.01 mg
- J7312Injection, dexamethasone, intravitreal implant, 0.1 mg
- J7313Injection, fluocinolone acetonide, intravitreal implant (iluvien), 0.01 mg
- J7314Injection, fluocinolone acetonide, intravitreal implant (yutiq), 0.01 mg
- J7315Mitomycin, ophthalmic, 0.2 mg
- J7316Injection, ocriplasmin, 0.125 mg
- J7318Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
- J7320Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
Questions about J7310
What is HCPCS code J7310?
J7310 is a HCPCS Level II code for ganciclovir, 4.5 mg, long-acting implant. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J7310?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J7310 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 J7310 still valid?
No. J7310 was terminated on December 31, 2025 and should not be used on new claims.