Quick answer
J2351
What Medicare pays for Ocrevus Zunovo (2026 Q3)
Once a claim carries a covered diagnosis, Medicare Part B reimburses the drug at the ASP + 6% payment limit. Current allowed amounts per billing unit:
| HCPCS | Description | Per unit | Allowed (ASP + 6%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| J2351 | Inj ocrelizumab 1mg hya-ocsq | 1 mg | $48.060 |
Source: CMS ASP Drug Pricing File, 2026 Q3. Payment = ASP + 6% per unit; multiply by units billed (watch JZ/JW wastage). Your patient's share is typically 20% after the deductible. Estimate the full cost & patient out-of-pocket →
Worked billing example for Ocrevus Zunovo
A concrete, paste-checkable example using J2351’s own billing-unit basis and vial sizes — not a hypothetical.
| Scenario | 920 mg fixed SC dose (single injection, no split loading dose) |
| Dose administered | 920 mg |
| Billing unit basis | 1 unit = 1 mg |
| Billing units (dose ÷ unit basis, rounded up) | 920 units of J2351 |
| Vial combination drawn (min-waste plan) | 1 × 920 mg vial |
| Discarded (waste) | None |
| Wastage modifier (JW / JZ) | Bill all 920 units on a single line with JZ (attests zero drug discarded). What JZ/JW mean → |
| Medicare allowable (ASP + 6%, 2026 Q3) | 920 units × $48.060/unit = $44215.20 |
This is Medicare’s allowable payment limit (ASP + 6%, 2026 Q3) — not a promise of what you will be paid. Actual paid amount depends on sequestration and whether the claim carries a covered diagnosis.
Dose source: drugs/ocrevus-zunovo.html — "Single 920 mg SC injection in the abdomen every 6 months — no split loading dose". Different dose or drug? Compute your own dose → or estimate the full cost & patient out-of-pocket →.
Ocrevus Zunovo is a physician-administered biologic billed under Medicare Part B (not the Part D pharmacy benefit). Under Part B, Medicare pays the practice for the drug (HCPCS J2351) plus its administration — but only when the claim's diagnosis (ICD-10) code supports medical necessity. Each MAC publishes the specific covered diagnoses in a Billing & Coding Article; a claim with a diagnosis outside that list is typically denied as not medically necessary (CO-50).
Covered ICD-10 diagnoses for Ocrevus Zunovo
The 2 FDA-approved indications for J2351, grouped by condition — filter to find a code.
RRMS — 1 diagnoses (applies to J2351)
Diseases of the nervous system (1)
| ICD-10 | Covered diagnosis |
|---|---|
| G35 | Multiple sclerosis |
Demyelinating Disease — 1 diagnoses (applies to J2351)
Diseases of the nervous system (1)
| ICD-10 | Covered diagnosis |
|---|---|
| G37.9 | Demyelinating disease of CNS, unspecified |
What commercial payers require for Ocrevus Zunovo
Commercial plans policy Ocrevus Zunovo and Ocrevus under a single medical policy covering both presentations — 27 payers, with the prior-authorization, step-therapy and site-of-care rules applied to the molecule rather than the presentation. Rather than restate the same policy text here, read the full payer-by-payer breakdown on the Ocrevus page →
How to bill Ocrevus Zunovo
Put a medically necessary, FDA-indicated diagnosis from the list above on the claim line with J2351. Matching codes, units and JZ/JW wastage →
Which policy governs Ocrevus Zunovo
No drug-specific LCD or Article — see the note at the top of this page. Find your MAC → What an LCD, an Article and an NCD each govern →
If a claim for Ocrevus Zunovo is denied
With no drug-specific Article, the usual cause is a diagnosis the MAC does not accept as medically necessary for J2351, or an off-label use with no compendium support. The five denial patterns and how to fix each →
Frequently asked questions
- Is Ocrevus Zunovo covered by Medicare?
- Yes. Ocrevus Zunovo (J2351) is covered under Medicare Part B as a physician-administered drug when billed for a medically necessary indication. There is no drug-specific Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for it, so coverage is determined per medical necessity by your MAC; the FDA-approved indications below are the starting point.
- What diagnoses are covered for Ocrevus Zunovo (J2351)?
- Medicare publishes no drug-specific covered-diagnosis list for J2351. The 2 ICD-10 codes here are the FDA-approved indications; an off-label use needs approved-compendium support (DrugDex, NCCN) to be payable.
- Which Medicare policy covers Ocrevus Zunovo?
- No drug-specific LCD or Billing & Coding Article exists for Ocrevus Zunovo. It's covered under the general Medicare Part B drug benefit per medical necessity, as judged by your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).
- Why was my Ocrevus Zunovo claim denied as not medically necessary?
- The most common cause is a diagnosis the MAC doesn't consider medically necessary for J2351. Bill a covered/FDA-approved indication from the list below, document medical necessity, and confirm any local guidance with your MAC.
Related references
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Estimate Ocrevus Zunovo cost & patient owe →Source & verification
- Source
- FDA-approved indications (Drugs@FDA labeling) mapped to ICD-10-CM. No drug-specific Medicare LCD/Article exists for Ocrevus Zunovo — Part B coverage is determined per medical necessity by your MAC.
- Primary sources
- DailyMed — Ocrevus Zunovo prescribing information · CMS Part B Drug ASP Pricing File — the quarterly payment limit quoted above · CMS Medicare Coverage Database — searched for “Ocrevus Zunovo”; no drug-specific NCD, LCD or Billing & Coding Article exists, which is why the FDA-indicated codes above are the working list
- Page last reviewed by CareCost
- Aug 23, 2026 (coverage data retrieved 2026-08-26; we re-verify against CMS quarterly).
- Code licensing
- ICD-10-CM codes are public domain (CMS/CDC). CPT® codes are AMA-copyrighted and are intentionally not listed here — see the administration-code reference for those.
- Not advice
- This is general billing reference, not legal or billing advice. Always verify against the LCD/Article that applies to your MAC and patient.
- How we build this
- Compiled programmatically from the CMS Coverage API under a founder-led methodology maintained by Erin Rose (Founder), and reviewed against the source article with a practitioner-correction loop. See our methodology and editorial policy.
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