`J7336` Capsaicin 8% patch

Capsaicin 8% patch, per square centimeter

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

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Practitioner: max 1120 units per day (clinical), rationale: Prescribing Information
Outpatient hospital: max 1120 units per day (clinical), rationale: Prescribing Information

Medicare pricing for J7336

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

J7336 payment limit: $3.509 per 1 SQ CM, effective October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, based on 2Q26 ASP data. Coinsurance 20%.

NDCs that bill under J7336 (CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, October 2026)

72512-0928-01 Qutenza, Averitas Pharma, Inc.: 280 billing units per package (1 KIT in 1 CARTON * 1 POUCH in 1 CARTON / 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH / 179 mg in 1 PATCH * 50 g in 1 TUBE)
72512-0929-01 Qutenza, Averitas Pharma, Inc.: 560 billing units per package (1 KIT in 1 CARTON * 2 POUCH in 1 CARTON / 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH / 179 mg in 1 PATCH * 50 g in 1 TUBE)
72512-0930-01 Qutenza, Averitas Pharma, Inc.: 1120 billing units per package (1 KIT in 1 CARTON * 4 POUCH in 1 CARTON / 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH / 179 mg in 1 PATCH * 3 TUBE in 1 CARTON / 50 g i)

Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D)

Status E: excluded from the PFS by regulation.

Payer policies and prior authorization for J7336

47 of 47 payer prior-auth lists that name J7336 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue), Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, CarePlus Health Plans, 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	Since	Source
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	AZ Blue-administered Medicare Advantage (M2K)	AZ	prior auth required	Sep 1, 2026	AZ Blue Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (Effective 09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Standard PA code list (most commercial plans)	AZ	prior auth required	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
CarePlus Health Plans	CarePlus Health Plans	FL	prior auth required	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	Jul 1, 2026	H1036-280 Humana Fully Integrated Florida prior authorization and notification list
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IL)	IL	prior auth required	Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Fully Integrated Illinois prior authorization and notification list
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IN)	IN	prior auth required	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	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	Jul 1, 2026	Humana Dual Integrated South Carolina prior authorization and notification list
Humana	Humana D-SNP (VA)	VA	prior auth required	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	OK	prior auth required	Oct 14, 2026	Humana Healthy Horizons in Oklahoma 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	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	Apr 1, 2020	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 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 J7336

J7336 appears in 6 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Premera Blue Cross.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Alopecia Areata (0423)	not covered	Jul 10, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Weight Reduction Programs and Devices (0039)	not covered	Mar 10, 2026	payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Qutenza Capsaicin Kit (L.5.01.630)	not covered		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Qutenza Capsaicin Kit (S.5.01.630)	not covered		payer document
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina	Capsaicin Patch (Qutenza®) (CAM 913)	listed, no stance	Feb 1, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Pharmacologic Treatment of Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia, and Seizure Disorders (5.01.521)	listed, no stance	Jun 8, 2026	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Oct 14, 2026: PA removed, Humana
Aug 1, 2026: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Jul 1, 2026: PA removed, HealthSpring
Apr 1, 2025: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
Mar 1, 2025: PA added, UnitedHealthcare
Feb 19, 2025: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Feb 19, 2025: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Jan 1, 2025: PA removed, 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

Prior authorization required or conditional in IN, VA, VT, WA.

AZ: $3.25 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
CO: $3.16 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
IL: $3.33 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2026
KS: $3.51 (asc, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
KY: $3.42 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
MS: $2.70 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
NE: $3.50 (injectables), effective Jul 1, 2026
OH: $3.51 (provider_administered_drugs), effective Jul 1, 2026
OK: $3.51 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
VA: $3.50 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
VT: $2.60 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WA: $3.51 (professional_administered_drugs), effective Jul 1, 2026
WY: $1.48 (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.

J7336 Capsaicin 8% patch