HCPCS code J9153: Daunorubicin/cytarabine, per 1 mg daunorubicin2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Rhode Island
Reports liposomal daunorubicin with cytarabine administered by infusion for adults with newly diagnosed therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes.
CMS doesn’t publish a rate for J9153 in Rhode Island.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · J9153 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 11 sections
What J9153 covers
This code represents a liposomal combination of daunorubicin and cytarabine, given by intravenous infusion. The combination is used in adults with newly diagnosed therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia or acute myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia-related changes. Oncology practices and hospital-based infusion services typically report the drug code for the amount administered, alongside the applicable chemotherapy administration service.
CMS excludes J9153 from the physician fee schedule under status E. When Medicare covers the drug, it is treated as a Part B drug, with payment generally based on CMS quarterly Average Sales Price drug pricing files; coverage is left to the Medicare contractor’s judgment. One HCPCS unit represents 1 mg of daunorubicin in the liposomal combination and the corresponding 2.27 mg of cytarabine. Report units based on the amount administered, using that paired dose as the unit.
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.
How Rhode Island compares for J9153
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- Los Angeles, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
- Washington, DC area · District of ColumbiaUnavailable
- Miami, FL · FloridaUnavailable
- Chicago, IL · IllinoisUnavailable
- Manhattan, NY · New YorkUnavailable
- Alaska · AlaskaUnavailable
Other areas in Rhode Island first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
J9153 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
How the J9153 rate is calculated
Each of J9153’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 · J9153
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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 J9153
J9153 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 · J9153
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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J9153 isn’t priced in this setting.
How J9153 has changed in Rhode Island
J9153 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2019
RVU19A
No ratechanged toNo rate
Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D, RVU20A, RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D, RVU21A, RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D, RVU22A, RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D, RVU23A, RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D, RVU24A, RVU24AR, RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D, RVU25A, RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D, RVU26A, RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: No rate
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D, RVU17A, RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1, RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13AR |
Where the Rhode Island rate applies
Rhode Island is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 36 cities and communities in Rhode Island. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- Ashaway
- Bradford
- Carolina
- Central Falls
- Charlestown
- Chepachet
- Clayville
- Cranston
J9153 billing questions
How does J9153 differ from J9150?
J9153 is the liposomal combination of daunorubicin and cytarabine. J9150 represents daunorubicin injection without the cytarabine combination.
What does one unit of J9153 represent?
One unit represents 1 mg of daunorubicin together with 2.27 mg of cytarabine. Calculate units from the amount of the combination administered.
Is chemotherapy administration reported separately?
The drug code identifies the medication, while an applicable chemotherapy administration code identifies its administration. For an initial intravenous chemotherapy infusion, 96413 may be reported when the service meets that code’s requirements.
How does Medicare treat J9153?
CMS excludes J9153 from the physician fee schedule under status E. When covered, it is treated as a Part B drug and generally priced using CMS quarterly ASP drug pricing files; coverage is left to the Medicare contractor’s judgment.
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.
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