J3471 HCPCS Level II code: Injection, hyaluronidase, ovine, preservative free, per 1 usp unit (up to 999 usp units)
J3471 is the HCPCS code for “Injection, hyaluronidase, ovine, preservative free, per 1 usp unit (up to 999 usp units)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
J3471Injection, hyaluronidase, ovine, preservative free, per 1 usp unit (up to 999 usp units)
Short description: Ovine, up to 999 usp units
HCPCS · United States
Notes for J3471
As CMS prints them, with any note J3471 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0123: PUBLICATION 100.2, CHAPTER 15, SS 502.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with J3471 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Drugs
- Type of service
- Medical care; Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other drugs
- Added
- Jan 1, 2006
Where J3471 sits
- 1J codesDrugs administered other than orally
- 2Active code J3471Injection, hyaluronidase, ovine, preservative free, per 1 usp unit (up to 999 usp units)
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
What does HCPCS code J3471 mean?
J3471 is the HCPCS code for “Injection, hyaluronidase, ovine, preservative free, per 1 usp unit (up to 999 usp units)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover J3471?
CMS lists J3471’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” 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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