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HCPCS code J9130: Dacarbazine injection, per 100 mg2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports dacarbazine, an antineoplastic drug used in regimens for melanoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and soft-tissue sarcoma, in 100 mg units.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · J9130

Dacarbazine 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 J9130 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 J9130 covers

Dacarbazine is an antineoplastic drug administered intravenously in chemotherapy treatment. Oncology practices and hospital outpatient departments report the drug when it is furnished for a patient’s treatment; clinical uses include melanoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and soft-tissue sarcoma. The drug code identifies dacarbazine, not the infusion or other administration service.

CMS assigns J9130 physician fee schedule status E, meaning it is excluded from the physician fee schedule. When Medicare covers the drug, payment is under another method; CMS classifies it as a Part B drug generally priced from its quarterly Average Sales Price files. Special Medicare coverage instructions apply. Each billing unit represents 100 mg of dacarbazine, so the units reflect the administered amount in 100 mg increments. Report the chemotherapy administration separately when it is separately reportable.

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 J9130 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

J9130 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

J9130 rates by state

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

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J9130 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 J9130 rate is calculated

Each of J9130’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 · J9130

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 J9130

J9130 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 · J9130

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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J9130 isn’t priced in this setting.

J9130 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • J9130

    Dacarbazine injection, per 100 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9100

    Cytarabine injection, per 100 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9120

    Dactinomycin, per 0.5 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • J9150

    Daunorubicin injection, per 10 mg0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

J9100Cytarabine injectionPer 100 mg
J9100 identifies cytarabine, not dacarbazine. Choose according to the drug administered, even if both are used in cancer treatment.
J9120DactinomycinPer 0.5 mg
J9120 identifies dactinomycin. It is a different antineoplastic drug, not another code for dacarbazine.
J9150Daunorubicin injectionPer 10 mg
J9150 identifies daunorubicin. Use J9130 only when dacarbazine is the drug furnished.

Codes related to J9130

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

Codes related to J9130
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Often billed with
J9000Doxorubicin injection, per 10 mgDoxorubicin is a component of ABVD combination therapy, which also includes dacarbazine.No office rate
J9040Bleomycin injection, per 15 unitsBleomycin is a component of ABVD combination therapy, which also includes dacarbazine.No office rate
J9360Vinblastine injection, per 1 mgVinblastine is a component of ABVD combination therapy, which also includes dacarbazine.No office rate

J9130 billing questions

How many units should be reported?

Each unit represents 100 mg of dacarbazine. Calculate units from the administered dose in 100 mg increments.

Does J9130 include the infusion service?

No. J9130 identifies the dacarbazine drug; report the chemotherapy administration service separately when it is separately reportable.

How is J9130 paid under Medicare?

CMS status E excludes it from the physician fee schedule. When covered, it is a Part B drug generally priced using CMS quarterly ASP files, and special Medicare coverage instructions apply.

How do I distinguish J9130 from other chemotherapy drug codes?

Select the code for the drug actually furnished. J9130 is dacarbazine; codes for cytarabine, dactinomycin, or daunorubicin identify different drugs, even when used to treat cancers that overlap.

What documentation supports the units?

The record should identify dacarbazine and the amount administered so the billed units can be determined in 100 mg increments.

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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