HCPCS code J0878: Injection, daptomycin, 1 mg

HCPCS codes are often very specific. J0877, for example, is for "Injection, daptomycin (hospira), not therapeutically equivalent to j0878, 1 mg." The code J0878 is generally for the brand name Cubicin and its therapeutically equivalent generics.

If a drug is a sample provided to the physician at no cost, you should not bill for it. However, some guidelines suggest reporting the appropriate HCPCS code with a charge of $0.0 or $0.1 to track its use. You should always follow the specific payer's guidelines.

If there is a measurable amount of drug left in a single-use vial, and it is discarded, you must document both the administered dose and the discarded amount. The claim should then include a line item for the administered dose with the appropriate units and a separate line for the discarded amount with the JW modifier.