BEN-40399 BENDEKA Associations J Code Alert
- Amanda Bridges
- November 30, 2016
- News
On November 1st 2016, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2017 HCPCS Code set, which included a permanent, UNIQUE J code for BENDEKA® (bendamustine HCI) Injection.
Effective January 1, 2017, the Permanent J code for BENDEKA® will be J 9034 Injection, bendamustine HCI (bendeka), 1 mg.
The published information by CMS can be found in this link:
Select “2017 Alpha-Numeric HSPCS file” and refer to line 4198 in the Excel worksheet.
Payers and Providers are encouraged to update all medical & billing systems prior to December 31, 2016 with this new information.
