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Q5106Inj retacrit non-esrd use

Published CMS Medicare Part B payment-limit context for Q5106, with recent quarterly history and calculated package-level strength context from the CMS crosswalk.

CMS payment limit

$7.968
per 1000 UNITS · Medicare Part B
Up 1.1%from $7.883 in 2026-Q2
Current quarter
2026-Q3FinalEffective July 1, 2026
Billing unit
1000 UNITS

Payment limit over time

$8.0937$6.9443

2024-Q4: $7.618; 2025-Q1: $7.469; 2025-Q2: $7.07; 2025-Q3: $7.566; 2025-Q4: $7.851; 2026-Q1: $7.567; 2026-Q2: $7.883; 2026-Q3: $7.968

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Retacrit

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 Epoetin presentations

3 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
J0885Epoetin alfa, non-esrd$6.876 per 1000 UNITS$7.305 per 1000 UNITSDown 5.9%
Q4081Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd$0.688 per 100 UNITS$0.73 per 100 UNITSDown 5.8%
Q5105Inj retacrit esrd on dialysi$0.797 per 100 UNITS$0.788 per 100 UNITSUp 1.1%

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