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    HCPC J9271
    Short Description Inj pembrolizumab
    Long Description Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg
    Pricing indicator 51
    Coverage code C
    ASC payment group code YY
    BETOS2 code O1D
    Action code N
    Type of service 1
    Effective date 2016-01-01
    Date Added 2016-01-01

    HCPCS/NDC Cross-Walk

    NDC HCPC Description Drug Name Labeler Name HCPCS Dosage PKG Size PKG QTY Bill Units Bill Units PKG
    00006302602 J9271 Inj pembrolizumab KEYTRUDA MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. 1 MG 4 1 100 100
    00006302604 J9271 Inj pembrolizumab KEYTRUDA MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. 1 MG 4 2 100 200
    The ASP crosswalks are maintained by the Division of Data Analysis and Market Based Pricing to support ASP-based Medicare Part B payments only. The crosswalks are intended to help the public (including entities that submit manufacturer ASP data and providers who bill for drugs) understand which drug products (identified by NDCs) are assigned to which HCPCS billing codes. The crosswalks are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all drugs/NDCs available in the United States. The NDC to HCPCS Crosswalk also includes information on the NDC package size and the number of billable units (as defined by the HCPCS code descriptor). Comments on the file may be sent to [email protected].

    HCPCS Billing Calculator

    Dosage given to patient (per dose)
    HCPCS Dosage 1 MG
    HCPCS/CPT Billing Units 1
    Total doses ordered
    Billing Units 1

    Drug Details

    • Pembrolizumab injection is used alone or in combination with other chemotherapy medications to treat certain types of melanoma (a type of skin cancer), Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC; a type of skin cancer), and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC; skin cancer). It is also used to prevent the return of melanoma after surgery. Pembrolizumab injection is also used alone and/or in combination with other chemotherapy medications to treat certain types of lung cancer (non-small-cell lung cancer; NSCLC), head and neck cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease), primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL; non-Hodgkin lymphoma), urothelial cancer (cancer of the lining of the bladder and other parts of the urinary tract), bladder cancer, colorectal cancer (cancer that begins in the large intestine), gastric cancer (cancer of the stomach), esophageal cancer (cancer of the tube that connects your throat to your stomach), cervical cancer (cancer that begins in the opening of the uterus [womb]), cancer of the endometrium (lining of the uterus), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; a type of liver cancer), renal cell carcinoma (RCC, a type of cancer that begins in the kidneys), breast cancer, and certain other solid tumors. Pembrolizumab injection is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It works by helping your immune system to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells.

    • Your doctor will review your specific type of cancer and past treatment history and other available treatments to determine if pembrolizumab is right for you.