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J1560 Gamma globulin > 10 cc inj

What J1560 is

Injection, gamma globulin, intramuscular, over 10 cc

HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the J codes page for the full section.

Medicare payment for J1560 (CY2026)

This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Excluded from the Physician Fee Schedule (paid under another system or not priced here). It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps J1560 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with J1560? These codes are bundled into it

J1560 is a Column 1 code in 1 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.

Column 2 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
J1460Gamma globulin 1 cc inj0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.