List of Common Unclassified Injectable drugs (this list in not all-inclusive)
August 4th, 2017 - Chris Woolstenhulme, CPC, CMRSCategories: HCPCS Coding Drugs|Pharmaceuticals|FDA
This is a list of some of the most common Injectable unclassified drugs used with J3490
| Antilirium – 1 mg/ml |
| Ascorbic Acid – 500 mg/ml |
| Ascorbic Acid – 250 mg/ml |
| Bacitracin, Intramuscular – 50,000 unit vials |
| Bacitracin, Intramuscular – 10,000 unit vials |
| Brevital Sodium – 500 mg/5 ml |
| Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate – 250 mg/ml |
| Capastat Sulfate – 1 gm/5 ml vial |
| Capreomycin Sulfate – 1 gm/5 ml vial |
| Cee-B-Complex – 30 ml |
| Cevalin – 500 mg/ml |
| Dexpanthenol – 250 mg/ml |
| Dopram – 20 mg/ml |
| Doxapram HCl – 20 mg/ml |
| Doxycycline – 100 mg (as hyclate)/vial |
| Edrophonium Chloride – 10mg/ml |
| 1 ml ampules |
| 1 ml ampules |
| Estradurin – 40 mg w/2 cc diluent |
| Glycopyrrolate – 0.2 mg/ml |
| Hydeltra T.B.A. – 20 mg/ml suspension |
| Hydeltrasol – 20 mg/ml solution |
| Ilopan – 250 mg/ml |
| Isoproterenol HCl – 1:5,000 sol/1 ml |
| Ketaject – 100 mg/ml |
| Ketaject – 50 mg/ml |
| Ketaject – 10 mg/ml |
| Ketalar – 100 mg/ml |
| Ketalar – 50 mg/ml |
| Ketalar – 10 mg/ml |
| Ketamine – 100 mg/ml |
| Ketamine – 50 mg/ml |
| Ketamine – 10 mg/ml |
| Key-Pred SP – 20 mg/ml |
| (as batartrate) per ml |
| Levoid – 500 mcg/ml |
| Levophed – 1 mg (as batartrate) per ml |
| Levothyroxine – 500 mcg/ml |
| LTS – 500 mcg/ml |
| Mestinon Bromide – 5 mg/ml |
| Metalone T.B.A. – 20 mg/ml suspension |
| Methohexital Sodium – 500 mg/5 ml |
| M.V.I. – 10 ml |
| Nipride – 50 mg/5ml |
| Nitroprusside Sodium – 50 mg/5 ml |
| Noroxine – 500 mcg/ml |
| Nor-Pred T.B.A. – 20 mg/ml suspension |
| Pancuronium Bromide – 1 mg/ml |
| Pancuronium Bromide – 2 mg/ml |
| Pavulon – 1 mg/ml |
| Pavulon – 2 mg/ml |
| Pentothal Sodium – 250 mg |
| Pentothal Sodium – 500 mg |
| Pentothal Sodium – 1 gm |
| Physostigmine Salicylate – 1 mg/ml |
| Pitressin – 20 pressor units/ml |
| Pituitrin – 20 units/ml |
| ampule of sterile diluent |
| Polymyxin B Sulfate – 500,000 units |
| Pontocaine – 1% |
| Pontocaine – 0.3% w/6% Dextrose |
| Posterior Pituitary Injection – 20 units/ml |
| Prednisolone Tebutate – 20 mg/ml suspension |
| Prenisolone Sodium Phosphate – 20 mg/ml |
| PSP-IV – 20 mg/ml |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide – 5 mg/ml |
| Regonol – 5 mg/ml |
| Scopolamine HBr – 0.4 mg/ml |
| Sol-Pred – 20 mg/ml solution |
| Synthroid – 500 mcg/ml |
| Tensilon – 10 mg/ml |
| Tetracaine HCl – 1% |
| Tetracaine HCl – 0.3% w/6% Dextrose |
| Thiopental Sodium – 1 gm |
| Thiopental Sodium – 500 mg |
| Thiopental Sodium – 250 mg |
| Tubocurarine Chloride – 3 mg/ml |
| Unclassified Drugs |
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