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HCPCS Details
| HCPC | J2425 |
| Short Description | Palifermin injection |
| Long Description | Injection, palifermin, 50 micrograms |
| Pricing indicator | 51 |
| Coverage code | C |
| ASC payment group code | YY |
| BETOS2 code | O1E |
| Action code | N |
| Type of service | 1 |
| Effective date | 2006-01-01 |
| Date Added | 2006-01-01 |
Drug Details
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Palifermin is used to prevent and to speed the healing of severe sores in the mouth and throat that may be caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy used to treat cancers of the blood or bone marrow (soft fatty material in the middle of bones that makes blood cells). Palifermin may not be safe to use to prevent and treat mouth sores in patients who have other types of cancer. Palifermin is in a class of medications called human keratinocyte growth factors. It works by stimulating the growth of cells in the mouth and throat.