J9184 — Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride (avyxa), 200 mg
J9184 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride (avyxa), 200 mg. 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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The CMS record for J9184
- Long descriptor
- Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride (avyxa), 200 mg
- Short descriptor
- Inj gemcitabin (avyxa) 200mg
- Added
- January 1, 2026
- 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.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J9184
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J9184 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J9174Injection, docetaxel (beizray), 1 mg
- J9175Injection, elliotts' b solution, 1 ml
- J9176Injection, elotuzumab, 1 mg
- J9177Injection, enfortumab vedotin-ejfv, 0.25 mg
- J9178Injection, epirubicin hcl, 2 mg
- J9179Injection, eribulin mesylate, 0.1 mg
- J9181Injection, etoposide, 10 mg
- J9183Gemcitabine intravesical system, 225 mg
- J9185Injection, fludarabine phosphate, 50 mg
- J9190Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg
- J9196Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride (accord), not therapeutically equivalent to j9201, 200 mg
- J9198Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride, (infugem), 100 mg
- J9199Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride (infugem), 200 mgterminated
- J9200Injection, floxuridine, 500 mg
- J9201Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride, not otherwise specified, 200 mg
- J9202Goserelin acetate implant, per 3.6 mg
Questions about J9184
What is HCPCS code J9184?
J9184 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride (avyxa), 200 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J9184?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J9184 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 J9184 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J9184 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).