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HCPCS code J9049: Bortezomib injection, hospira product, per 0.1 mg2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

J9049 identifies the Hospira bortezomib product administered in cancer treatment regimens, with each HCPCS unit representing 0.1 mg of drug.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · J9049

Bortezomib injection, hospira product, per 0.1 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 J9049 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 J9049 covers

J9049 identifies bortezomib supplied as the Hospira product, which is distinguished from the product represented by J9041 as not therapeutically equivalent. Bortezomib is an antineoplastic drug used in treatment regimens for multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. Oncology clinicians administer it by subcutaneous injection or intravenously in clinic or hospital settings. The drug code reports the quantity administered; the administration service is reported separately when separately billable.

CMS assigns status E, excluding J9049 from the physician fee schedule. It is a Part B drug, and when Medicare covers it, payment generally comes through CMS quarterly Average Sales Price drug pricing files under another payment method. CMS leaves coverage to the Medicare contractor’s judgment. Each unit represents 0.1 mg, so report the administered amount in multiples of 0.1 mg.

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 J9049 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

J9049 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

J9049 rates by state

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

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J9049 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 J9049 rate is calculated

Each of J9049’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 · J9049

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 J9049

J9049 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 · J9049

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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J9049 isn’t priced in this setting.

J9049 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • J9049

    Bortezomib injection, hospira product, per 0.1 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9041

    Bortezomib injection, per 0.1 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9046

    Bortezomib injection, dr. Reddy's, per 0.1 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9048

    Bortezomib injection, fresenius Kabi, per 0.1 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

J9041Bortezomib injectionPer 0.1 mg
J9049 identifies the Hospira bortezomib product and is designated as not therapeutically equivalent to J9041. Use the code matching the product administered.
J9046Bortezomib injectionDr. Reddy's, per 0.1 mg
J9046 identifies the Dr. Reddy’s bortezomib product; J9049 identifies the Hospira product. The manufacturer-specific product determines which code applies.
J9048Bortezomib injectionFresenius Kabi, per 0.1 mg
J9048 identifies the Fresenius Kabi bortezomib product, while J9049 identifies the Hospira product. Choose based on the product administered.

Codes related to J9049

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

Codes related to J9049
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
J9041Bortezomib injection, per 0.1 mgBortezomib code for a product not identified as the Hospira product in J9049.No office rate
J9046Bortezomib injection, dr. Reddy's, per 0.1 mgSeparate bortezomib code identifying the Dr. Reddy’s product.No office rate
J9048Bortezomib injection, fresenius Kabi, per 0.1 mgSeparate bortezomib code identifying the Fresenius Kabi product.No office rate
J9051Bortezomib injection, MAIA product, per 0.1 mgSeparate bortezomib code identifying the Maia product.No office rate
J9054Bortezomib injection, boruzu, per 0.1 mgSeparate bortezomib code identifying the Boruzu product.No office rate

J9049 billing questions

When should J9049 be used instead of J9041?

Use J9049 for the Hospira bortezomib product. The code identifies a product that is not therapeutically equivalent to the product represented by J9041; select the code that matches the product administered.

How many units should be reported?

Each unit represents 0.1 mg. Divide the administered dose in milligrams by 0.1 to determine the number of units.

Does J9049 include drug administration?

No. J9049 reports the bortezomib quantity, not the injection or infusion service; report administration separately when it is separately billable.

How does Medicare treat J9049?

CMS assigns status E, excluding the code from the physician fee schedule. When Medicare covers the Part B drug, payment generally uses CMS quarterly ASP drug pricing files, and coverage is left to the Medicare contractor’s judgment.

Is J9049 reported for every bortezomib product?

No. J9049 identifies the Hospira product. Other bortezomib products have distinct HCPCS codes, so use the code corresponding to the product administered.

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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