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J2184Inj, meropenem (b. braun)

Published CMS Medicare Part B payment-limit context for J2184, with recent quarterly history and calculated package-level strength context from the CMS crosswalk.

CMS payment limit

$1.867
per 100 MG · Medicare Part B
Down 5.4%from $1.974 in 2026-Q2
Current quarter
2026-Q3FinalEffective July 1, 2026
Billing unit
100 MG

Payment limit over time

$2.136$1.834

2024-Q4: $2.103; 2025-Q1: $2.074; 2025-Q2: $2.085; 2025-Q3: $2.075; 2025-Q4: $2.07; 2026-Q1: $2.009; 2026-Q2: $1.974; 2026-Q3: $1.867

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Meropenem

Package figures are calculated from the CMS per-unit payment limit × billable units per package; they are not CMS-published package-level payment limits.

Other Meropenem presentations

2 other CMS codes

Source-linked same ingredient-family context, not recommendations, substitutes, or clinical or billing equivalence.

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HCPCSCMS descriptionCurrent quarter 2026-Q3Prior quarter 2026-Q2ChangeNDCsView history
J2183Inj meropenem (wg crit care)$1.408 per 100 MG$1.476 per 100 MGDown 4.6%
J2185Meropenem$0.325 per 100 MG$0.371 per 100 MGDown 12.4%

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