`J2778` Ranibizumab injection

Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg

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

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Practitioner: max 10 units per day (policy), rationale: Anatomic Consideration
Outpatient hospital: max 10 units per day (policy), rationale: Anatomic Consideration

Medicare pricing for J2778

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

J2778 payment limit: $26.384 per 0.1 mg, effective October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, based on 2Q26 ASP data. Coinsurance 20%.

NDCs that bill under J2778 (CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, October 2026)

50242-0080-03 Lucentis, Genentech, Inc.: 5 billing units per package (1 SYRINGE, GLASS in 1 CARTON / .05 mL in 1 SYRINGE, GLASS)
50242-0082-03 Lucentis PFS, Genentech, Inc.: 3 billing units per package (1 SYRINGE, GLASS in 1 CARTON / .05 mL in 1 SYRINGE, GLASS)

Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D)

Status E: excluded from the PFS by regulation.

Payer policies and prior authorization for J2778

92 of 92 payer prior-auth lists that name J2778 require prior authorization or set conditions: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, CarePlus Health Plans, Cigna, HealthSpring, 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, and others.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	AZ Blue-administered Medicare Advantage (M2K)	AZ	prior auth required	Step therapy	Sep 1, 2026	AZ Blue Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (Effective 09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Federal Employee Program (FEP)	AZ	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Federal Employee Program (FEP) Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (Updated 09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Standard PA code list (most commercial plans)	AZ	prior auth required	eviCore-delegated groups	Sep 1, 2026	AZ Blue Standard Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Standard PA code list (most commercial plans)	AZ	prior auth required	Other groups: AZ Blue	Sep 1, 2026	AZ Blue Standard Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	State of Arizona employee group (SYD, S3Z)	AZ	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	State of Arizona Group Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Teamsters group (TYW)	AZ	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Teamsters Group Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (Updated 09/01/2026)
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan	Promise Health Plan Medi-Cal	CA	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Medi-Cal Prior Authorization List
Aetna	Medicare Advantage	All	prior auth required	Step therapy applies	Aug 25, 2026	Aetna Medicare Part B drug list (partbname.xml)
Aetna	Medicare Advantage	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Participating provider precertification list for Aetna®
Aetna	Commercial	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Participating provider precertification list for Aetna®
Cigna	ACA/IFP	All	prior auth required		Aug 6, 2012	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Basic Standard	All	prior auth required		Aug 6, 2012	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Complete/PHS+/Preferred	All	prior auth required		Aug 6, 2012	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois	Blue Cross Community Health Plans (BCCHP), Illinois Medicaid	IL	prior auth required		Nov 1, 2025	Illinois Medicaid Prior Authorization Code List, Effective 10/1/2026
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois	Blue Cross Community MMAI (Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative)	IL	prior auth required	eviCore-managed	Jan 1, 2025	Procedure Code List, Effective 1/1/2025
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas	Texas PA exemption (gold card), outpatient, fully insured	TX	prior auth required	Gold-card exemption available	Jul 1, 2026	BCBSTX Outpatient Prior Authorization Exemption Clinical Guidelines (max units, PA exempt date range)
HealthSpring	Medicare Advantage	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	2026 Q4 Prior Authorization List
CarePlus Health Plans	CarePlus Health Plans	FL	prior auth required	Step therapy	Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List We have updated our CarePlus Health Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List for CarePlus Medi
Humana	Humana D-SNP (FL)	FL	prior auth required	Step therapy	Jul 1, 2026	H1036-280 Humana Fully Integrated Florida prior authorization and notification list
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IL)	IL	prior auth required	Step therapy	Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Fully Integrated Illinois prior authorization and notification list
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IN)	IN	prior auth required	Step therapy	Jan 1, 2027	Humana PathWays Dual Care (HMO-POS D-SNP) prior authorization and notification list Important notes:
Humana	Humana D-SNP (MI)	MI	prior auth required	Step therapy	Oct 14, 2026	Humana Dual Integrated (health maintenance organization Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (HMO D- SNP) Michigan prior authorization and notification list (PAL)
Humana	Humana D-SNP (SC)	SC	prior auth required	Step therapy	Jul 1, 2026	Humana Dual Integrated South Carolina prior authorization and notification list
Humana	Humana D-SNP (VA)	VA	prior auth required	Step therapy	Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization and notification list Humana Dual Fully Integrated H2875-001 (Virginia) Humana Dual Fully Integrated H2875-003 (Virginia)
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	OH	prior auth required		Oct 14, 2026	Humana Healthy Horizons in Ohio 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
Humana	Humana MA and D-SNP	All	prior auth required	Step therapy	Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans prior authorization and notification list Important notes:
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	Medicare Advantage	CA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (California), effective Q3 2021
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 Florida	Medicare Advantage	FL	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Florida), 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 Idaho	Medicare Advantage	ID	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Idaho), effective Q2 2021
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	Medicaid	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix 2026-Q3
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		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	Medicaid	UT	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Utah Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Utah code/benefit exceptions, Q1 2025
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 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
Rocky Mountain Health Plans	Rocky Mountain Health Plans CHP+	CO	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Plan - prior authorization Effective October 1, 2026
Rocky Mountain Health Plans	Rocky Mountain Health Plans Prime / RAE	CO	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Rocky Mountain Health Plans PRIME Effective October 1, 2026
Rocky Mountain Health Plans	Rocky Mountain Medicare Advantage D-SNP	CO	prior auth required		Feb 1, 2025	Rocky Mountain Health Plans Medicare Advantage Dual-Special Needs Plans – prior authorization Effective February 1, 2025
UnitedHealthcare	Preferred Care Network and Preferred Care Partners of Florida	FL	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Preferred Care Network and Preferred Care Partners of Florida Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare	UnitedHealthcare Complete (Individual & Family plans)	All	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Complete Effective September 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare	UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange plans	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange plans Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare	UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage, Peoples Health and Dual Complete (D-SNP)	All	prior auth required	Excluded plans: for therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals: UHC Nursing Home Plan and UHC Care Advantage Plan (I-SNP)	Oct 1, 2026	UnitedHealthcare® Medicare Advantage/ Peoples Health Plans prior authorization requirements Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC)	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) Medicaid effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	ALTCS Developmentally Disabled	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Arizona Developmental Disabilities Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	ALTCS Long Term Care	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Arizona Long Term Care Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	KanCare	KS	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Kansas Medicaid Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Maryland HealthChoice	MD	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland Effective September 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Michigan Medicaid, Healthy Michigan Plan, CSHCS	MI	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Michigan, Healthy Michigan Plan and Children’s Special Health Care Services Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Minnesota Metro Medicaid	MN	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2024	Prior authorization requirements for Minnesota Medicaid Effective October 1, 2024
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Nebraska Heritage Health	NE	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Nebraska Effective July 1, 2026 General Information This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating United
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	New Jersey FamilyCare	NJ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Jersey Effective October 1, 2026 General Information This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating U
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	New Mexico Turquoise Care	NM	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Mexico Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Pennsylvania CHIP	PA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania CHIP Effective July 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Pennsylvania Medicaid	PA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania Effective July 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Rhode Island Medicaid	RI	prior auth required		May 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Rhode Island Medicaid Effective May 1, 2026 This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island h
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	TennCare	TN	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee Effective October 1, 2026

Payer coverage policies that name J2778

J2778 appears in 25 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Shield of California, Centene, Cigna, Premera Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Age-Related Macular Degeneration (0765)	covered if criteria are met	Jan 14, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Dexamethasone Ophthalmic Implant (Ozurdex) and Insert (Dextenza) (0795)	listed, no stance	Oct 5, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Glaucoma Surgery (0484)	not covered	Jul 14, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Injectable Medications (0020)	listed, no stance (range J2550-J3520)	Mar 5, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Optic Nerve and Retinal Imaging Methods (0344)	listed, no stance	Sep 1, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Revakinagene Taroretcel-lwey (Encelto) (1079)	listed, no stance	Oct 5, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitors for Ocular Indications (0701)	covered if criteria are met	Oct 5, 2026	payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Biosimilar Medications (S.5.01.593)	listed, no stance		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Biosimilar Medications (L.5.01.593)	listed, no stance		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Intravitreal Angiogenesis Inhibitors (L.5.01.569)	listed, no stance		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Intravitreal Angiogenesis Inhibitors (S.5.01.569)	listed, no stance		payer document
Blue Shield of California	Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization (9.03.08)	listed, no stance		payer document
Centene	Ranibizumab (Byooviz, Cimerli, Lucentis, Nufymco, Ranluspec, Susvimo) (CP.PHAR.186)	covered if criteria are met	Feb 1, 2026	payer document
Cigna	Ophthalmology – Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitors – Ranibizumab Products (IP0543)	covered if criteria are met	Mar 1, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	(effective January 1, 2027) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Receptor Inhibitors for Ocular Disorders (5.01.620)	listed, no stance	Sep 8, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Maximum Dosage and Frequency (2026D0034AU)	listed, no stance	Aug 1, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Maximum Dosage and Frequency (CS2026D0034AV)	listed, no stance	Aug 1, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Maximum Dosage and Frequency (for Ohio Only) (CSOH2026D0034.K)	listed, no stance	May 1, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Maximum Dosage and Frequency (for Pennsylvania Only) (CSPA2026D0034AS)	listed, no stance	May 1, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Medicare Part B Step Therapy Programs (IAP.001.30) Non-Preferred	listed, no stance	Jul 1, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Ophthalmologic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitors (2026D0042AQ)	listed, no stance	Jul 1, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Ophthalmologic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitors (CS2026D0042AN)	listed, no stance	Apr 1, 2026	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Ophthalmologic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitors (for Indiana Only) (CSIND0042.14)	listed, no stance	Sep 1, 2025	payer document
UnitedHealthcare	Ophthalmologic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitors (for Ohio Only) (CSOH2026D0042.I)	listed, no stance	May 1, 2026	payer document
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitors for Ophthalmic Use (09.03.12)	listed, no stance	Oct 1, 2025	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Oct 14, 2026: PA removed, Humana
Apr 1, 2026: conditions changed, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Apr 1, 2026: PA added, UnitedHealthcare
Mar 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
Nov 1, 2025: PA added, UnitedHealthcare
Nov 1, 2025: conditions changed, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Jul 1, 2025: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
Nov 1, 2024: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
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

Prior authorization required or conditional in CO, VA.

AZ: $62.17 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
FL: $10.00 (physician_administered_drugs), effective Jan 1, 2026
IL: $67.85 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2026
IN: $348.07 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), non-facility), effective May 1, 2010
KS: $26.38 (default), effective Oct 1, 2026
KY: $65.44 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
MS: $72.89 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
NE: $51.09 (injectables), effective Jul 1, 2026
OH: $51.09 (provider_administered_drugs), effective Jul 1, 2026
OK: $51.09 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
TX: $65.44 (nurse_practitioner_clinical_nurse_specialist, Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, non-facility), effective Sep 1, 2026
VA: $51.09 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
VT: $65.65 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WA: $51.09 (professional_administered_drugs), effective Jul 1, 2026
WY: $29.37 (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.

J2778 Ranibizumab injection