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Medicare Part B Step Therapy Product Updates

Florida Blue·FL · Oncology, Hematology, Ophthalmology +1 more·Medicare
Effective date
Jul 15, 2025
We identified it
Jun 16, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

Florida Blue Medicare updated its Part B Step Therapy program effective July 15, 2025, removing Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents from step therapy requirements and adding new non-preferred drugs in Cancer/Supportive Therapy, Complement Inhibitors, and Ophthalmic Agents categories that will require step therapy through preferred alternatives first.

Action Required

Action needed
By July 15, 2025: Billing team must update prior authorization requirements for newly added non-preferred drugs including Sustol (J1627), Posfrea (J2468), Focinvez (J1434), Cinvanti (J0185), and Izervay (J2782). Remove step therapy requirements for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (Procrit/Epogen, Aranesp, Mircera). Update billing system to reflect new preferred alternatives and ensure providers are aware of step therapy requirements for non-preferred products.

Affected Billing Codes

Q5106
J0885
J0881
J0888
J1626
J2405
J2469
J1627
J2468
J1453
J1434
J0185
J1303
J9332
J9334
J9333
J1300
J1299
J1307
Q5152
Q5151
J3490
J3590
C9399
J1823
J2781
J2782