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J2212

Methylnaltrexone injection

Injection, methylnaltrexone, 0.1 mg

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2013-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/J2212 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "J2212",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Methylnaltrexone injection",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "O1E",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "51",
      "action_effective_date": "2024-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Injection, methylnaltrexone, 0.1 mg",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2013-01-01",
    "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

J2212 in the HCPCS file

betos
O1E
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
51
action effective date
2024-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

J2212 has been in effect since 2013-01-01. 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 J2212 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/J2212 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code J2212. 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.