Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois policy

Canakinumab

Canakinumab is a public Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois policy (policy RX501.119, effective Apr 15, 2026). It lists 1 CPT or HCPCS code. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.

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Payer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Policy number: RX501.119
Effective: Apr 15, 2026
Line of business: Commercial, Medicaid
Source: medicalpolicy.hcsc.com

Codes in this policy

The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes.

Code	Other Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois policies
J0638	Policies naming J0638

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Canakinumab

Codes in this policy

Other Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois policies naming these codes