J1451 – Injection, fomepizole, 15 mg · NDC Crosswalk & Billing Units
📋 J1451 summary
J1451 is a HCPCS Level II J-code used to bill fomepizole, 15 mg. The number of billing units to report depends on the dose administered and the NDC/package billed — use the calculator below.
⚠ An NDC↔HCPCS crosswalk and a published payment limit do not guarantee payer coverage or payment. Always verify the current payer policy and claim format before billing.
🗂️ Key billing facts
💊 About Fomepizole DRUG GUIDE
Fomepizole injection is indicated as an antidote for ethylene glycol (antifreeze) or methanol poisoning.
It is also used when either poisoning is suspected — even before lab results confirm it — and may be used alone or together with hemodialysis (a blood-filtering procedure).Left untreated, these poisonings cause the body to produce toxic byproducts that can lead to severe acid buildup in the blood, kidney damage, seizures, coma, blindness, and death.
Fomepizole works by blocking the first step of that harmful process.
🧾 Billing & reimbursement HCPCS · CMS
Full HCPCS code details (official CMS record)
🧮 Dosing & billing-units calculator HCPCS UNITS
🔁 NDCs that bill under J1451 CROSSWALKED NDCs
| NDC (11-digit) | Drug | Labeler | Package | Strength | Bill units | NADAC / unit | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25021-0829-02 | Fomepizole 1.5 g/1.5mL INJECTION | Sagent | 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON (25021-829-02) / 1.5 m... | 1.5 g/1.5mL | 66.667 | — | ● Active | PDAC |
| 70710-1478-01 | Fomepizole 1 g/mL INJECTION, SOLUTION | Zydus | 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON (70710-1478-1) / 1.5 m... | 1 g/mL | 66.667 | — | ● Active | PDAC |
| 00517-0710-01 | fomepizole 1 g/mL INJECTION, SOLUTION | American | 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON (0517-0710-01) / 1.5 m... | 1 g/mL | 66.667 | — | ● Active | PDAC |
| 67457-0211-02 | Fomepizole 1 g/mL INJECTION, SOLUTION | Mylan | 1 VIAL, GLASS in 1 CARTON (67457-211-02)... | 1 g/mL | 66.667 | — | ● Active | PDAC |
🗺️ Where J1451 is utilized
📊 What bills under J1451
J-codes are billing codes often used for drugs billed under the medical benefit. This connects the billing code to the NDC package records it covers, by ingredient and labeler.
🗃️ Data sources & freshness
⚠️ Practical billing caveats
- A crosswalk is not coverage. An NDC mapping or a published payment limit does not guarantee a payer will cover or pay this code. Check the specific plan's policy.
- Units ≠ milligrams. Bill the number of HCPCS units (dose ÷ the code's unit size), not the milligram dose. Use the calculator above.
- Discarded drug. For single-dose vials, drug discarded after administration may be separately billable with modifier JW (and JZ when nothing is discarded) where the payer allows.
- Rounding & partial units. Many payers require whole units; round per the payer's policy, not automatically up.
- The code can cover more than this drug. Some HCPCS codes span multiple products or strengths — confirm the exact code for the product administered.
- Figures lag. ASP limits change quarterly and utilization data are released with a delay. Verify against the current CMS files before billing.