J2503 HCPCS Level II code: Injection, pegaptanib sodium, 0.3 mg
CMS terminated J2503: its last date of service was Sep 30, 2025. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
J2503Injection, pegaptanib sodium, 0.3 mg
Short description: Pegaptanib sodium injection
HCPCS · United States
Notes for J2503
As CMS prints them, with any note J2503 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0095: AS REQUIRED BY BBRA SECTION 201.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with J2503 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Drugs
- Type of service
- Medical care; Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other drugs
- Added
- Jan 1, 2006
- Terminated after
- Sep 30, 2025
Where J2503 sits
- 1J codesDrugs administered other than orally
- 2Terminated J2503Injection, pegaptanib sodium, 0.3 mg
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is HCPCS code J2503 still valid?
No. CMS terminated J2503; its last date of service was Sep 30, 2025. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover J2503?
CMS lists J2503’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Drugs”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
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