J1599 — Injection, immune globulin, intravenous, non-lyophilized (e.g., liquid), not otherwise specified, 500 mg
HCPCS/CPT
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)
Medicare Pricing
Work RVU
0.00
Facility
N/A
Non-Facility
N/A
Documentation Required
- Claims should reference and be supported by LCD L34580 and follow the billing/coding guidelines in this article; specific documentation requirements (e.g., medical records, prior authorization) are those detailed in LCD L34580.
- Signed and dated office visit records and operative reports are required; all services ordered or rendered to Medicare beneficiaries must be signed.
- For services requiring a referring/ordering physician, the referring/ordering physician's name and NPI must be reported on the claim.
- The patient's medical record must include the ordering provider's assessment related to the patient's complaint for that visit and relevant medical history.
Key Coverage Criteria
- Billing and coding for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) should follow the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L34580 and the billing/coding guidelines in this article as a complement to that LCD.
- IVIg (intravenous immune globulin) is covered when medically necessary as determined and documented by the treating physician, consistent with the associated Local Coverage Determination (LCD).
- IVIG is covered only for indications specified as covered in the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and when medical necessity criteria in that LCD are met.
- Off-label IVIG use may be billed when supported by the applicable Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and by documentation of medical necessity; off-label is defined as not in Medicare-approved compendia or the FDA label.
- IVIG may be used in bone marrow/stem cell transplantation when the recipient was CMV seropositive before transplantation, or after allogeneic transplantation for hematologic neoplasm when both donor and recipient were CMV seronegative.
- IVIG may be used in solid organ transplantation when the donor was CMV seropositive and the recipient was CMV seronegative prior to transplantation.
20 Active Policies
L34771 — Immune Globulins
J05
A57554 — Billing and Coding: Immune Globulins
J05
A59105 — Billing and Coding: Off-Label Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG)
J06
L40181 — Off-Label Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG)
J06
L39314 — Off-Label Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG)
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