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Part B vs Part D

Which Medicare benefit pays for a drug in each setting, and what each lawful pathway pays. Part B and Part D are not a choice: a drug is not a Part D drug when Part A or B would pay for it as prescribed and administered, so the answer depends on the facts of the case.

J7507 at a glance

Tacrolimus, immediate release, oral, 1 mg

CMS billing unit
1 MG
Part B payment limit (Q4 2026)
$0.162 per unit
OPPS status (Q4 2026)
N Packaged: no separate payment

This case

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Other situations

Who pays, by setting

Your two sites first, then every setting.

Your HOPD
Needs a check
Your home infusion pharmacy
Needs a check
Which Medicare benefit pays for this drug in each setting, with the reason and source
SettingWho paysWhySource
Inpatient Part A stayPart A bundle

The hospital's Part A payment includes the drug, with no separate drug payment.

If Part A days are used up or the stay is not covered, Part B or Part D may apply. Clotting factors are paid separately.

SNF Part A stayPart A bundle

The facility's Part A payment includes the drug, under consolidated billing.

Certain high-intensity chemotherapy drugs are billed separately under Part B.

If the stay is not covered by Part A, the long-term care row applies.

HospiceHospice benefit

The hospice benefit covers drugs for symptom control or pain relief related to the terminal illness.

Drugs for an unrelated condition follow the other rows.

HOPDNeeds a check

Answer the question above to decide this row.

Home, DME pumpDoes not apply

Not on Medicare's external infusion pump drug list, so the next row applies.

Home, no pumpNeeds a check

Answer the question above to decide this row.

Part B-ID: a drug-only benefit for people whose ESRD-based Medicare ended 36 months after a transplant.

Long-term care, not a Part A stayNeeds a check

Answer the question above to decide this row.

Part B-ID: a drug-only benefit for people whose ESRD-based Medicare ended 36 months after a transplant.

CMS DME policies listing this code: Immunosuppressive Drugs (L33824).

Dollars for the lawful pathways

Part B applies 2% sequestration to Medicare's share. The Part D benchmark is a retail average, not a home infusion contract rate.

Expected payment for each lawful pathway
PathwayPer HCPCS unitPer dosePer monthSource
HOPD, Part B———Does not apply to this case
Home, Part B———Does not apply to this case
Home, Part D———Does not apply to this case

Part D pays no supplies or nursing. For administration and nursing, use Site of care.

Washington Part D plans

From CMS's quarterly formulary file. A plan's own rules decide; check its formulary before billing.

125 of 125 Washington plans list this drug: 10 of 10 PDPs and 115 of 115 MA-PDs.

  • Tier 1 to 4
  • Prior authorization on 125 plans
  • Step therapy on 0 plans
  • Quantity limit on 0 plans

Matched by ndc, product, rxcui.

How this is decided

Guidance only, not a coverage determination.

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