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HCPCS code J9050: Carmustine injection, per 100 mg2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports injectable carmustine used in oncology treatment, with each HCPCS unit representing 100 mg of the drug.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · J9050

Carmustine injection, per 100 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 J9050 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 J9050 covers

Carmustine is an alkylating chemotherapy drug given by intravenous infusion. Oncology practices use it in treatment plans for certain brain tumors and blood cancers, including lymphoma and multiple myeloma. This code identifies the injectable drug, not carmustine wafers placed surgically in the brain. Select the drug code that matches the product supplied; J9052 identifies an Accord carmustine product.

One unit represents 100 mg of carmustine, so reported units reflect the administered amount divided by 100 mg. CMS excludes J9050 from the physician fee schedule under status E. When Medicare covers the drug, it pays under another method; HCPCS pricing identifies it as a Part B drug generally paid from CMS’s quarterly ASP drug pricing 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 J9050 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

J9050 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

J9050 rates by state

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

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J9050 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 J9050 rate is calculated

Each of J9050’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 · J9050

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 J9050

J9050 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 · J9050

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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J9050 isn’t priced in this setting.

J9050 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • J9050

    Carmustine injection, per 100 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9052

    Carmustine injection, per 100 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9045

    Carboplatin, per 50 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9060

    Cisplatin injection, per 10 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

J9052Carmustine injectionPer 100 mg
J9052 identifies an Accord carmustine product. J9050 identifies injectable carmustine without that product-specific distinction.
J9045CarboplatinPer 50 mg
J9045 is carboplatin, a different antineoplastic drug. Use J9050 for carmustine.
J9060Cisplatin injectionPer 10 mg
J9060 is cisplatin, not carmustine. Choose the code for the drug actually supplied.

Codes related to J9050

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

Codes related to J9050
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
J9052Carmustine injection, per 100 mgIdentifies an Accord carmustine injectable product; select the code matching the product supplied.No office rate
Often billed with
96413Chemo IV infusion, initial drug, first hourMay report initial-hour chemotherapy infusion administration when applicable.$114.99–$186.95
96415Chemo infusion add-on, each additional hourMay report additional infusion time with the applicable primary chemotherapy administration code.$25.05–$38.23

J9050 billing questions

How many units should be reported?

Each unit represents 100 mg of carmustine. Report units based on the amount administered.

How does J9050 differ from J9052?

Both identify injectable carmustine, but J9052 identifies an Accord product. Use the code that matches the product supplied.

Does J9050 describe carmustine wafers?

No. J9050 is for injectable carmustine; wafers placed during brain surgery are a different formulation and service.

How does Medicare treat J9050?

CMS excludes it from the physician fee schedule under status E. When covered, Medicare pays under another method; its HCPCS pricing identifies it as a Part B drug generally paid from quarterly ASP files.

Is chemotherapy administration included in J9050?

J9050 identifies the drug. Report chemotherapy administration separately when the applicable coding requirements are met.

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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