HCPCS J1951
Excluded from PFS
J1951 · PFS Q3 2025 · Historical
Status E is not separately payable under the PFS.
CMS RVU25CJuly 1 – September 30, 2025
HCPCS J1951 has no published national rate. It carries status E (excluded) in the Q3 2025 release. A regulation removes this code from the fee schedule. When covered, it is paid under reasonable charge procedures instead. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
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- Code
- J1951
- Release
- Q3 2025, revision 1
- Result
- Excluded from PFS
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Shows this code’s PFS status (E). Result: Excluded from PFS.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU25CJuly 1 – September 30, 2025
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU2025_Jul.csv row 16,568 in rvu25c-updated-06-05-2025.zip
- A HCPCS
- J1951
- B Modifier
- blank
- D Status code
- E
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Why is there no national PFS amount for J1951?
Its status indicator is E (excluded). A regulation removes this code from the fee schedule. When covered, it is paid under reasonable charge procedures instead. Status E is not separately payable under the PFS.
About this code
Inj fensolvi 0.25 mg
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Other payment indicators (10)
Facility/non-facility: Not determined, Professional/technical component: Does not apply, Bilateral adjustment: Does not apply, Multiple-procedure reduction: Does not apply, Assistant/co-surgeon treatment: Does not apply, Global surgery: Does not apply, NCCI same-day edits: Not determined, MUE behavior: Not determined, Other fee-schedule routing: Does not apply, Contractor pricing: Does not apply.
Why would a Medicare claim for J1951 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is E (excluded)—A regulation removes this code from the fee schedule. When covered, it is paid under reasonable charge procedures instead. See status indicators
Payer-specific coverage and documentation rules live outside these files, so a claim that clears every check here can still be denied on other grounds.
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Global period: what J1951's fee already covers Copy link
The global surgery concept does not apply to this code.
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National Office (non-facility) amount for J1951 across quarterly releases.
| Release | Status | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 Oct 1, 2026 – present | E | — | — |
| Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | E | — | — |
| Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | E | — | — |
| Q1 2026 Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | E | — | — |
| Q4 2025 Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | E | — | — |
| Q3 2025 Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025 | E | — | — |
| Q2 2025 Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 | E | — | — |
| Q1 2025 Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025 | E | — | — |
| Q4 2024 Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | E | — | — |
| Q3 2024 Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 | E | — | — |
| Q2 2024 Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 | E | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Mar 9, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 | E | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024 | E | — | — |
| Q4 2023 Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023 | E | — | — |
| Q3 2023 Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023 | E | — | — |
| Q2 2023 Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 | E | — | — |
| Q1 2023 Jan 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023 | E | — | — |
| Q4 2022 Oct 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 | E | — | — |
| Q3 2022 Jul 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2022 | E | — | — |
| Q2 2022 Apr 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2022 | E | — | — |
| Q1 2022 Jan 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022 | E | — | — |
| Q4 2021 Oct 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 | E | — | — |
| Q3 2021 Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2021 | E | — | — |
When does this rate change?
CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October), and each is versioned here. See what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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This page uses CMS's Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q3 2025 release (effective July 2025). National baselines use GPCI 1.000 and exclude sequestration. Whether a national amount exists depends on the status and CMS’s payment instructions; blank RVUs are never treated as zero. Past releases are never edited, so these sources stay valid after CMS publishes a newer one. CMS owns the code description shown for HCPCS Level II codes. Our methodology explains sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before we publish them.
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HCPCS J1951 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q3 2025; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU25C, PPRRVU2025_Jul.csv row 16,568. Localis. https://localishealth.com/hcpcs/J1951/2025/C