J8540
HCPCSOral dexamethasone
Official HCPCS Level II long descriptor
Dexamethasone, oral, 0.25 mg
HCPCS Level II code J8540 is maintained by CMS and is active in the current quarterly release.
Short descriptor
Oral dexamethasone
Added to HCPCS: 2006-01-01
Nearby codes in J8
- J8498Antiemetic rectal/supp nos
- J8499Oral prescrip drug non chemo
- J8501Oral aprepitant
- J8502Inj, aponvie, 1 mg
- J8510Oral busulfan
- J8515Cabergoline, oral 0.25mg
- J8522Capecitabine, oral, 50 mg
- J8530Cyclophosphamide oral 25 mg
- J8541Oral, hemady, 0.25 mg
- J8560Etoposide oral 50 mg
- J8565Gefitinib oral
- J8597Antiemetic drug oral nos
- J8600Melphalan oral 2 mg
- J8610Methotrexate oral 2.5 mg
- J8611Oral methotrexate (jylamvo)
- J8612Oral methotrexate (xatmep)
Where this code sits
Krasyn AI Coder
Get code suggestions automatically as you type notes. Free for 50 analyses.
Install for Chrome — freeSource
HCPCS Level II July 2026 quarterly update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “July 2026 Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File” (HCPC2026_JUL_ANWEB_06172026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.