J3393 – INJECTION, BETIBEGLOGENE AUTOTEMCEL, PER TREATMENT · NDC Crosswalk & Billing Units
📋 J3393 summary
J3393 is a HCPCS Level II J-code used to bill BETIBEGLOGENE 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 J3393: Zynteglo
⚠ 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 Betibeglogene autotemcel Injection DRUG GUIDE
Zynteglo is approved to treat β-thalassemia — a genetic blood disorder in which the body cannot make enough working hemoglobin — in adult and pediatric patients who require regular red blood cell transfusions to survive.It is a one-time treatment, not an ongoing medication.
The goal is to reduce or eliminate the need for those lifelong transfusions.
🧾 Billing & reimbursement HCPCS · CMS
🧮 Dosing & billing-units calculator HCPCS UNITS
🔁 NDCs that bill under J3393 CROSSWALKED NDCs
| NDC (11-digit) | Drug | Labeler | Package | Strength | Bill units | NADAC / unit | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73554-3111-01 | Zynteglo betibeglogene autotemcel 20000000 1/1 SUSPENSION | Genetix | 1 SUSPENSION in 1 BAG (73554-3111-1) | 20000000 1/1 | 1 | — | ● Active | PDAC |
🗺️ Where J3393 is utilized
📊 What bills under J3393
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.