J9031 — Bcg (intravesical) per instillation
J9031 is a HCPCS Level II code for bcg (intravesical) per instillation. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on June 30, 2019 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J9031 on June 30, 2019. 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 J9031
- Long descriptor
- Bcg (intravesical) per instillation
- Short descriptor
- Bcg live intravesical vac
- Added
- January 1, 1991
- Terminated
- June 30, 2019
- BETOS
- O1D
- 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 J9031
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J9031 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J9023Injection, avelumab, 10 mg
- J9024Injection, atezolizumab, 5 mg and hyaluronidase-tqjs
- J9025Injection, azacitidine, 1 mg
- J9026Injection, tarlatamab-dlle, 1 mg
- J9027Injection, clofarabine, 1 mg
- J9028Injection, nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln, for intravesical use, 1 microgram
- J9029Intravesical instillation, nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg, per therapeutic dose
- J9030Bcg live intravesical instillation, 1 mg
- J9032Injection, belinostat, 10 mg
- J9033Injection, bendamustine hydrochloride, 1 mg
- J9034Injection, bendamustine hcl (bendeka), 1 mg
- J9035Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg
- J9036Injection, bendamustine hydrochloride, (belrapzo/bendamustine), 1 mg
- J9037Injection, belantamab mafodotin-blmf, 0.5 mgterminated
- J9038Injection, axatilimab-csfr, 0.1 mg
- J9039Injection, blinatumomab, 1 microgram
Questions about J9031
What is HCPCS code J9031?
J9031 is a HCPCS Level II code for bcg (intravesical) per instillation. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J9031?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J9031 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 J9031 still valid?
No. J9031 was terminated on June 30, 2019 and should not be used on new claims.