J9282 — Mitomycin, intravesical instillation, 1 mg
J9282 is a HCPCS Level II code for mitomycin, intravesical instillation, 1 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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 J9282
- Long descriptor
- Mitomycin, intravesical instillation, 1 mg
- Short descriptor
- Mitomycin intravesical inst
- 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 J9282
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J9282 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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- J9274Injection, tebentafusp-tebn, 1 microgram
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- J9277Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph
- J9278Injection, carboplatin (avyxa), 1 mg
- J9280Injection, mitomycin, 5 mg
- J9281Mitomycin pyelocalyceal instillation, 1 mg
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- J9286Injection, glofitamab-gxbm, 2.5 mg
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- J9292Injection, pemetrexed dipotassium, 10 mg
- J9293Injection, mitoxantrone hydrochloride, per 5 mg
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- J9295Injection, necitumumab, 1 mg
- J9296Injection, pemetrexed (accord), not therapeutically equivalent to j9305, 10 mg
Questions about J9282
What is HCPCS code J9282?
J9282 is a HCPCS Level II code for mitomycin, intravesical instillation, 1 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J9282?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J9282 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is J9282 paid under the physician fee schedule?
J9282 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).