`J0485` Belatacept injection

Injection, belatacept, 1 mg

Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Status: active (October 2026 file)

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Practitioner: max 1500 units per day (clinical), rationale: Prescribing Information
Outpatient hospital: max 1500 units per day (clinical), rationale: Prescribing Information
DME supplier: max 0 units per day (clinical), rationale: CMS Policy

Medicare pricing for J0485

Medicare Part B drug payment limit (ASP, October 2026)

J0485 payment limit: $3.883 per 1 MG, effective October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, based on 2Q26 ASP data. Coinsurance 20%.

NDCs that bill under J0485 (CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, October 2026)

00003-0371-13 Nulojix, E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.: 250 billing units per package (1 VIAL, SINGLE-USE in 1 CARTON / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-USE)

Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D)

Status E: excluded from the PFS by regulation.

Payer policies and prior authorization for J0485

37 of 37 payer prior-auth lists that name J0485 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, Cigna, Humana, Molina Complete Care (Virginia), Molina Healthcare of Arizona, Molina Healthcare of California, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Molina Healthcare of Idaho, Molina Healthcare of Illinois, Molina Healthcare of Iowa, Molina Healthcare of Michigan, Molina Healthcare of Mississippi, Molina Healthcare of Nevada, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Molina Healthcare of South Carolina, Molina Healthcare of Texas, Molina Healthcare of Utah, Molina Healthcare of Washington, and others.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan	Promise Health Plan Medi-Cal	CA	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Medi-Cal Prior Authorization List
Cigna	ACA/IFP	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Basic Standard	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Complete/PHS+/Preferred	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas	Texas PA exemption (gold card), outpatient, fully insured	TX	prior auth required	Gold-card exemption available	Nov 1, 2024	BCBSTX Outpatient Prior Authorization Exemption Clinical Guidelines (max units, PA exempt date range)
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	FL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in Florida Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	KY	prior auth required		Oct 7, 2026	Humana Healthy Horizons in Kentucky Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	LA	prior auth required		Oct 14, 2026	Humana Healthy Horizons in Louisiana Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	SC	prior auth required		Oct 14, 2026	Humana Healthy Horizons in South Carolina prior authorization and notification list
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	VA	prior auth required		Oct 14, 2026	Humana Healthy Horizons in Virginia professionally administered medication prior authorization and notification list
Molina Complete Care (Virginia)	Medicare-only PA matrix for D-SNP	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Virginia), effective Q1 2022
Molina Complete Care (Virginia)	Medicaid	VA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2025	Virginia Medicaid PA Code Matrix and Virginia code/benefit exceptions, effective Q2 2025
Molina Healthcare of Arizona	Medicare-only PA matrix for D-SNP	AZ	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Arizona), effective Q1 2022
Molina Healthcare of California	Medicaid	CA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2026	Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (California), effective Q2 2026
Molina Healthcare of California	Medicare Advantage	CA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (California), effective Q3 2021
Molina Healthcare of Florida	Medicare Advantage	FL	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Florida), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Idaho	Medicare Advantage	ID	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Idaho), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Idaho	Medicaid	ID	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Idaho Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Idaho code/benefit exceptions, Q1 2025
Molina Healthcare of Illinois	Medicaid	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Molina Healthcare of Illinois Codification Grid Q3 2026
Molina Healthcare of Iowa	Medicaid	IA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2023	IA Prior Authorization Matrix, effective Q3 2023
Molina Healthcare of Michigan	Medicare Advantage	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix 2026-Q3
Molina Healthcare of Michigan	Exchange	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix, effective 7/1/2021
Molina Healthcare of Mississippi	Medicaid	MS	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Mississippi Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and exceptions, effective Q1 2025
Molina Healthcare of Nevada	Medicaid	NV	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2022	Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix, effective Q4 2022
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico	Medicare Advantage	NM	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (New Mexico), effective Q1 2021
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico	Medicaid	NM	prior auth required	Molina follows New Mexico Senate Bill 39 and waives PA where applicable	Jul 1, 2026	New Mexico Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix, effective July 1, 2026
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Medicaid and MyCare Ohio (MMP) Medicaid	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Medicare and MyCare Ohio (MMP) Medicare	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Exchange	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of South Carolina	Medicare Advantage	SC	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (South Carolina), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Texas	Exchange	TX	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2019	Marketplace Prior Authorization (PA) Code Matrix (Texas), effective July 1, 2026
Molina Healthcare of Utah	Medicare Advantage	UT	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Utah), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Utah	Medicaid	UT	prior auth required	State exception	Jan 1, 2025	Utah Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Utah code/benefit exceptions, Q1 2025
Molina Healthcare of Washington	Medicare Advantage	WA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Washington), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin	Medicare Advantage	WI	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Wisconsin), effective Q4 2021
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (national grid)	Molina national (MHI) Medicare grid	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (national), effective Q4 2021
Passport by Molina Healthcare (Kentucky)	Medicaid	KY	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Kentucky Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Kentucky PA Code Exceptions, effective Q3 2026

Payer coverage policies that name J0485

J0485 appears in 10 coverage policies from Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Centene, Cigna, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Injectable Medications (0020)	listed, no stance (range J0278-J2543)	Mar 5, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Kidney Transplantation (0493)	covered if criteria are met	Jul 30, 2026	payer document
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina	Nulojix® (belatacept) (CAM 361)	listed, no stance	Aug 1, 2026	payer document
Centene	Belatacept (Nulojix) (CP.PHAR.201)	covered if criteria are met	Nov 1, 2025	payer document
Cigna	Transplantation – Nulojix (IP0219)	covered if criteria are met	Sep 15, 2026	payer document
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)	Belatacept (RX501.158)	listed, no stance	Mar 1, 2026	payer document
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)	Specialty Medication Administration Site of Care HCPCS Codes J0129, J0174, J0175, J0180, J0218, J0219, J0221, J0222, J0223, J0224,	listed, no stance	Jan 1, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	(effective November 6, 2026) Site of Service: Drugs and Biologic Agents Page \| 8 of 19 \| ∞	listed, no stance	Jul 14, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Nulojix (belatacept) for Adults (5.01.536)	listed, no stance	May 25, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Site of Service: Drugs and Biologic Agents	listed, no stance	Jul 14, 2026	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Jan 1, 2026: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Michigan
Jan 1, 2026: PA removed, Humana
Nov 1, 2025: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
Apr 1, 2025: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
Mar 1, 2025: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
Jan 1, 2025: PA added, UnitedHealthcare
Sep 1, 2022: PA added, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan
Jun 1, 2022: PA removed, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

Medicaid fee-for-service

AZ: $3.70 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
FL: $1500.00 (physician_administered_drugs), effective Jan 1, 2026
IL: $3.89 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2026
IN: $3.46 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), non-facility), effective Oct 1, 2023
KS: $3.88 (default), effective Oct 1, 2026
KY: $3.89 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
MS: $3.11 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
NE: $3.88 (injectables), effective Jul 1, 2026
OH: $3.93 (provider_administered_drugs), effective Apr 1, 2025
OK: $3.89 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
TX: $3.89 (nurse_practitioner_clinical_nurse_specialist, Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, non-facility), effective Mar 1, 2026
VA: $3.88 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
VT: $2.96 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WA: $3.89 (professional_administered_drugs), effective Jul 1, 2026
WY: $1.69 (outpatient_hospital_apc, Ambulatory Surgical Centers), effective Apr 1, 2026

From payers' published prior-auth lists, coverage policies and state Medicaid fee schedules, updated Oct 16, 2026. The role is what the policy's own code table or text says about the code. Not a guarantee of coverage or payment; verify with the payer. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

J0485 Belatacept injection