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HCPCS Details
| HCPC | J0606 |
| Short Description | Inj, etelcalcetide, 0.1 mg |
| Long Description | Injection, etelcalcetide, 0.1 mg |
| Pricing indicator | 51 |
| Coverage code | D |
| ASC payment group code | YY |
| BETOS2 code | O1E |
| Action code | N |
| Type of service | 1 |
| Effective date | 2018-01-01 |
| Date Added | 2018-01-01 |
Drug Details
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Etelcalcetide injection is used to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism (condition in which the body produces too much parathyroid hormone [PTH; natural substance needed to control the amount of calcium in the blood]) in adults with chronic kidney disease (condition in which the kidneys stop working slowly and gradually) who are being treated with dialysis (medical treatment to clean the blood when the kidneys are not working properly.) Etelcalcetide injection is in a class of medications called calcimimetics. It works by signaling the body to produce less parathyroid hormone in order to decrease the amount of calcium in the blood.