HCPCS code J0670 — Inj mepivacaine hcl/10 ml. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 1997. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

J0670

Active

Inj mepivacaine hcl/10 ml

Injection, mepivacaine hydrochloride, per 10 ml

Category: Drugs

Section: J-codes: Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method

Effective: Jan 1, 1997

Code type: alphanumeric

OPPS Status: N — Items / services packaged into APC rates

Drug class: Local Anesthetics

Maximum units of J0670 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type	Max Units / Day	Adjudication	Rationale
DME Supplier	0	3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical	CMS Policy
Outpatient Hospital	10	3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical	Clinical: Data
Practitioner Services	10	3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical	Clinical: Data

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

J0670 cannot be billed together with the following column 1 codes without appropriate documentation.

Column 1 Code	Description	Modifier
C9797	Vasc emb/occ w/prs cath	Modifier may bypass edit
G0168	Wound closure by adhesive	Modifier may bypass edit
G0341	Percutaneous islet celltrans	Modifier may bypass edit
G0471	Ven blood coll snf/hha	Modifier may bypass edit
G0516	Insert drug del implant, >=4	Modifier may bypass edit
G0517	Remove drug implant	Modifier may bypass edit
G0518	Remove w insert drug implant	Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)

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