HCPCS code J7512 — Prednisone ir or dr oral 1mg. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2016. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

J7512

Active

Prednisone ir or dr oral 1mg

Prednisone, immediate release or delayed release, oral, 1 mg

Category: Drugs

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

Effective: Jan 1, 2016

Code type: alphanumeric

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

Maximum units of J7512 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	7000	3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical	Prescribing Information
Outpatient Hospital	300	3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical	Prescribing Information
Practitioner Services	0	3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical	Oral Medication; Not Payable

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

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