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J0885

Epoetin alfa, non-esrd

Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2006-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/J0885 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "J0885",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Epoetin alfa, non-esrd",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "O1E",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "9",
      "pricing_indicator": "51",
      "action_effective_date": "2006-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2006-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "medications-given-by-a-provider"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "medications-given-by-a-provider",
        "name": "Medications given by a provider",
        "confidence": 0.9,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range J0000-J8999"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

J0885 in the HCPCS file

betos
O1E
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
9
pricing indicator
51
action effective date
2006-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

J0885 has been in effect since 2006-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up J0885 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/J0885 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code J0885. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.