Oral aprepitant
Products billed under this code include Aprepitant, Emend.
Payment limit per 5 MG, by effective quarter, 1Q21 to 4Q26. Gaps mean the code was not in that quarter’s file, or CMS gave no payment limit.Products billed under J8501
From the 4Q26 NDC–HCPCS crosswalk. “Limit / pkg” is the 4Q26 payment limit times the billing units in one package.
| Product | Labeler | NDC | Units / pkg | Limit / pkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aprepitant | Sandoz Inc. | 00781-2321-06 | 8 | $20.088 |
| Aprepitant | Sandoz Inc. | 00781-2321-51 | 40 | $100.44 |
| Aprepitant | Sandoz Inc. | 00781-2322-46 | 32 | $80.352 |
| Aprepitant | Sandoz Inc. | 00781-2322-68 | 96 | $241.056 |
| Aprepitant | Sandoz Inc. | 00781-2323-68 | 150 | $376.65 |
| Aprepitant | Sandoz Inc. | 00781-4063-36 | 57 | $143.127 |
| Aprepitant | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 13668-0591-81 | 8 | $20.088 |
| Aprepitant | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 13668-0591-82 | 40 | $100.44 |
| Aprepitant | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 13668-0592-84 | 32 | $80.352 |
| Aprepitant | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 13668-0592-86 | 96 | $241.056 |
Show all 27 products
| Product | Labeler | NDC | Units / pkg | Limit / pkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aprepitant | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 13668-0593-86 | 150 | $376.65 |
| Aprepitant | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 13668-0594-87 | 57 | $143.127 |
| Aprepitant | BluePoint Laboratories | 68001-0666-01 | 8 | $20.088 |
| Aprepitant | BluePoint Laboratories | 68001-0666-17 | 40 | $100.44 |
| Aprepitant | BluePoint Laboratories | 68001-0667-01 | 32 | $80.352 |
| Aprepitant | BluePoint Laboratories | 68001-0667-19 | 96 | $241.056 |
| Aprepitant | BluePoint Laboratories | 68001-0668-19 | 150 | $376.65 |
| Aprepitant | BluePoint Laboratories | 68001-0669-15 | 57 | $143.127 |
| Aprepitant | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA | 68462-0112-33 | 57 | $143.127 |
| Aprepitant | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA | 68462-0583-40 | 8 | $20.088 |
| Aprepitant | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA | 68462-0583-85 | 40 | $100.44 |
| Aprepitant | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA | 68462-0584-58 | 32 | $80.352 |
| Aprepitant | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA | 68462-0584-76 | 96 | $241.056 |
| Aprepitant | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA | 68462-0585-76 | 150 | $376.65 |
| Emend | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | 00006-0461-02 | 32 | $80.352 |
| Emend | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | 00006-3066-03 | 25 | $62.775 |
| Emend | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | 00006-3862-03 | 57 | $143.127 |
Every quarter
| Quarter | Payment limit | Change | Billing unit | Description | Source file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Q26 | $2.511 | −$0.558 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted September 17, 2026 |
| 3Q26 | $3.069 | +$0.68 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted September 15, 2026 |
| 2Q26 | $2.389 | −$0.381 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted September 15, 2026 |
| 1Q26 | $2.77 | +$0.045 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted September 15, 2026 |
| 4Q25 | $2.725 | +$0.007 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted September 8, 2026 |
| 3Q25 | $2.718 | −$0.324 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted March 10, 2026 |
| 2Q25 | $3.042 | +$0.185 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted March 10, 2026 |
| 1Q25 | $2.857 | −$0.416 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted December 19, 2025 |
| 4Q24 | $3.273 | −$0.127 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 11, 2025 |
| 3Q24 | $3.40 | −$0.097 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 11, 2025 |
| 2Q24 | $3.497 | −$0.728 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted March 11, 2025 |
| 1Q24 | $4.225 | +$0.767 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted December 19, 2024 |
| 4Q23 | $3.458 | +$0.339 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted October 10, 2024 |
| 3Q23 | $3.119 | +$0.131 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 5, 2024 |
| 2Q23 | $2.988 | −$0.248 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted February 23, 2024 |
| 1Q23 | $3.236 | −$0.30 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted December 6, 2023 |
| 4Q22 | $3.536 | −$0.165 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 22, 2023 |
| 3Q22 | $3.701 | +$0.054 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 9, 2023 |
| 2Q22 | $3.647 | −$0.544 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted December 14, 2022 |
| 1Q22 | $4.191 | −$0.382 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 8, 2022 |
| 4Q21 | $4.573 | +$0.379 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 2, 2022 |
| 3Q21 | $4.194 | −$0.958 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted June 2, 2022 |
| 2Q21 | $5.152 | +$0.856 | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted March 1, 2022 |
| 1Q21 | $4.296 | – | 5 MG | Oral aprepitant | v1, posted December 10, 2021 |
“Change” is the difference from the previous quarter, shown only when both quarters have a payment limit and the billing unit is the same. “vs. last quarter” and “vs. a year ago” follow the same rule.
CMS source files
- 4Q26: 2026-09-17_october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zipposted September 17, 2026
- 4Q26: 2026-09-17_october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zipposted September 17, 2026
- 3Q26: 2026-09-15_july-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files.zipposted September 15, 2026
- 2Q26: 2026-09-15_april-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final-file.zipposted September 15, 2026
- 1Q26: 2026-09-15_january-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files.zipposted September 15, 2026
- 4Q25: 2026-09-08_october-2025-asp-pricing-final-file.zipposted September 8, 2026
- 3Q25: 2026-03-10_july-2025-asp-pricing-file.zipposted March 10, 2026
- 2Q25: 2026-03-10_april-2025-asp-pricing-file.zipposted March 10, 2026
- 1Q25: 2025-12-19_january-2025-asp-pricing-file-03-11-25-final-file.zipposted December 19, 2025
- 4Q24: 2025-06-11_october-2024-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 11, 2025
- 3Q24: 2025-06-11_july-2024-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 11, 2025
- 2Q24: 2025-03-11_april-2024-asp-pricing-file.zipposted March 11, 2025
- 1Q24: 2024-12-19_january-2024-asp-pricing-file.zipposted December 19, 2024
- 4Q23: 2024-10-10_october-2023-asp-pricing-file.zipposted October 10, 2024
- 3Q23: 2024-06-05_july-2023-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 5, 2024
- 2Q23: 2024-02-23_april-2023-asp-pricing-file.zipposted February 23, 2024
- 1Q23: 2023-12-06_january-2023-asp-pricing-file.zipposted December 6, 2023
- 4Q22: 2023-06-22_october-2022-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 22, 2023
- 3Q22: 2023-06-09_july-2022-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 9, 2023
- 2Q22: 2022-12-14_april-2022-asp-pricing-file.zipposted December 14, 2022
- 1Q22: 2022-06-08_january-2022-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 8, 2022
- 4Q21: 2022-06-02_october-2021-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 2, 2022
- 3Q21: 2022-06-02_july-2021-asp-pricing-file.zipposted June 2, 2022
- 2Q21: 2022-03-01_april-2021-asp-pricing-file.zipposted March 1, 2022
- 1Q21: 2021-12-10_january-2021-asp-pricing-file.zipposted December 10, 2021