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HCPCS code J3301: Triamcinolone injection, per 10 mg2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports triamcinolone acetonide injection in 10 mg units for corticosteroid treatment delivered into or around joints, soft tissues, or skin lesions.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · J3301

Triamcinolone injection, per 10 mg

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What J3301 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What J3301 covers

J3301 reports injectable triamcinolone acetonide when the product is not identified by a more specific triamcinolone code. Clinicians may inject it into a joint or bursa, around soft tissue, or into skin lesions, depending on the preparation and clinical purpose. Physicians in specialties such as orthopedics, rheumatology, and dermatology commonly report the drug when administering it in office or outpatient settings. J3301 represents the drug; the injection procedure is identified separately when separately reportable.

Each unit represents 10 mg of triamcinolone acetonide, so a 40 mg dose is four units. CMS excludes J3301 from the physician fee schedule by regulation, with status E. When Medicare covers it, payment is made through another payment method. CMS classifies it as a Part B drug generally priced using its quarterly Average Sales Price files. Special Medicare coverage instructions apply.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where J3301 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

J3301 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

J3301 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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J3301 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the J3301 rate is calculated

Each of J3301’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · J3301

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for J3301

J3301 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · J3301

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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J3301 isn’t priced in this setting.

J3301 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • J3301

    Triamcinolone injection, per 10 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J3300

    Triamcinolone injection, preservative-free, per 1 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J3302

    Triamcinolone diacetate, per 5 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J3303

    Triamcinolone hexacetonide, per 5 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J3304

    Triamcinolone injection, extended-release, per 1 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

J3300Triamcinolone injectionPreservative-free, per 1 mg
J3300 identifies preservative-free triamcinolone acetonide. J3301 is the general acetonide code.
J3302Triamcinolone diacetatePer 5 mg
J3302 is for triamcinolone diacetate, not triamcinolone acetonide.
J3303Triamcinolone hexacetonidePer 5 mg
J3303 identifies triamcinolone hexacetonide, a different preparation from the acetonide reported with J3301.
J3304Triamcinolone injectionExtended-release, per 1 mg
J3304 identifies extended-release triamcinolone acetonide; J3301 is not the extended-release code.

Codes related to J3301

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to J3301
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
J3300Triamcinolone injection, preservative-free, per 1 mgTriamcinolone acetonide in a preservative-free formulation.No office rate
J3302Triamcinolone diacetate, per 5 mgTriamcinolone diacetate injection, a different triamcinolone preparation.No office rate
J3303Triamcinolone hexacetonide, per 5 mgTriamcinolone hexacetonide injection, a different triamcinolone preparation.No office rate
J3304Triamcinolone injection, extended-release, per 1 mgExtended-release triamcinolone acetonide injection.No office rate
Often billed with
20610Joint injection, major joint or bursa, no ultrasoundJoint or bursa aspiration or injection procedure that may accompany the drug when applicable.$61.24–$86.75
11900Lesion injection, up to seven lesionsIntralesional injection procedure that may accompany the drug for skin lesions.$50.60–$74.71

J3301 billing questions

How many J3301 units represent a 40 mg dose?

Each unit represents 10 mg, so a 40 mg dose is four units. Report the amount administered.

When should J3301 be chosen over J3300?

J3301 is for triamcinolone acetonide not otherwise specified. J3300 identifies the preservative-free acetonide formulation.

Does J3301 include the injection procedure?

J3301 reports the drug amount; identify the injection procedure separately when it is separately reportable and supported by the service.

How does Medicare treat J3301?

CMS excludes it from the physician fee schedule with status E. When Medicare covers it, payment is through another method; CMS classifies it as a Part B drug generally priced using quarterly ASP files.

Do special Medicare coverage instructions apply?

Yes. Special Medicare coverage instructions apply to J3301.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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