J3387 – INJECTION, ELIVALDOGENE AUTOTEMCEL, PER TREATMENT · NDC Crosswalk & Billing Units
📋 J3387 summary
J3387 is a HCPCS Level II J-code used to bill ELIVALDOGENE AUTOTEMCEL, PER TREATMENT. The number of billing units to report depends on the dose administered and the NDC/package billed — use the calculator below.
Brand names associated with J3387: Skysona
⚠ 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 Elivaldogene autotemcel Injection DRUG GUIDE
Skysona is used to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys aged 4–17 years who have early, active cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) — a rare, serious brain disease — and who do not have a matched stem cell donor available for a standard transplant.It is approved specifically for boys who have early or mild symptoms (or none at all) with particular findings on brain MRI.
Skysona does not treat or prevent adrenal insufficiency, a separate complication of adrenoleukodystrophy.
It has not been studied in CALD caused by head trauma.
🧾 Billing & reimbursement HCPCS · CMS
🧮 Dosing & billing-units calculator HCPCS UNITS
🔁 NDCs that bill under J3387 CROSSWALKED NDCs
| NDC (11-digit) | Drug | Labeler | Package | Strength | Bill units | NADAC / unit | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73554-2111-01 | Skysona elivaldogene autotemcel 30000000 1/1 SUSPENSION | Genetix | 1 SUSPENSION in 1 BAG (73554-2111-1) | 30000000 1/1 | 1 | — | ● Active | PDAC |
🗺️ Where J3387 is utilized
📊 What bills under J3387
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.