CMS establishes procedure code for Injectafer^®

Effective July 1, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has established a procedure code for Injectafer^® (ferric carboxymaltose).

All claims with dates of services from July 25, 2013, through June 30, 2014, will continue to be reported with not-otherwise-classified procedure code J3490. Claims with dates of service on and after July 1, 2014, must be reported with procedure code Q9970.

This procedure is approved for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients.

Dosage and administration:

• Up to 750 mg can be delivered in a single dose.
• Give two doses separated by at least seven days for a total cumulative dose of 1500 mg per course.
• Administer intravenously by:
• Infusion over a period of at least 15 minutes
• Slow push injection at the rate of approximately 100 mg (2 mL) per minute over at least seven-and-a-half minutes

Note: For patients weighing less than 50 kg (110 lbs.), give each dose as 15 mg/kg body weight. When administered via infusion, dilute up to 750 mg of iron in no more than 250 mL of sterile 0.9% sodium chloride injection USP, such that the concentration of the infusion is not <2 mg of iron per mL and administer over a period of at least 15 minutes. When administering as a slow intravenous push, give at the rate of approximately 100 mg (2 mL) per minute.