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Simponi SubcutaneousCigna

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Preferred products

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis: Actemra subcutaneous
  • Tyenne subcutaneous
  • Enbrel
  • adalimumab-adbm
  • Cyltezo
  • adalimumab-adaz
  • adalimumab-ryvk
  • Simlandi
  • Rinvoq
  • Xeljanz tablets
  • Xeljanz XR
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis: Enbrel
  • adalimumab-adbm
  • Cyltezo
  • adalimumab-adaz
  • adalimumab-ryvk
  • Simlandi
  • Rinvoq
  • Taltz
  • Xeljanz tablets
  • Xeljanz XR
  • Psoriatic Arthritis: Enbrel
  • adalimumab-adbm
  • Cyltezo
  • adalimumab-adaz
  • adalimumab-ryvk
  • Simlandi
  • Otezla
  • Rinvoq
  • Rinvoq LQ
  • Skyrizi subcutaneous (pen or syringe)
  • Stelara subcutaneous
  • Imuldosa subcutaneous
  • Selarsdi subcutaneous
  • ustekinumab-ttwe subcutaneous
  • Yesintek subcutaneous
  • Taltz
  • Tremfya subcutaneous
  • Xeljanz tablets
  • Xeljanz XR
  • Ulcerative Colitis: adalimumab-adbm
  • Cyltezo
  • adalimumab-adaz
  • adalimumab-ryvk
  • Simlandi
  • Omvoh subcutaneous
  • Skyrizi subcutaneous (on-body injector)
  • Stelara subcutaneous
  • Imuldosa subcutaneous
  • Selarsdi subcutaneous
  • ustekinumab-ttwe subcutaneous
  • Yesintek subcutaneous
  • Tremfya subcutaneous
  • Velsipity
  • Zymfentra

Initial criteria

  • Patient meets the standard Inflammatory Conditions – Simponi Subcutaneous Prior Authorization Policy criteria
  • Patient meets ONE of the following (a, b, c, d, e, or f):
  • a) Patient has Rheumatoid Arthritis and has tried TWO of a tocilizumab subcutaneous product, Enbrel, an adalimumab product, Rinvoq, or Xeljanz/XR [documentation required]
  • b) Patient has Ankylosing Spondylitis and has tried TWO of Enbrel, an adalimumab product, Rinvoq, Taltz, or Xeljanz/XR [documentation required]
  • c) Patient has Psoriatic Arthritis and has tried TWO of Enbrel, an adalimumab product, Otezla, Rinvoq/Rinvoq LQ, Skyrizi subcutaneous, an ustekinumab subcutaneous product, Taltz, Tremfya subcutaneous, or Xeljanz/XR [documentation required]
  • d) Patient has Ulcerative Colitis and has tried ONE of an adalimumab product, Omvoh subcutaneous, Skyrizi subcutaneous (on-body injector), an ustekinumab subcutaneous product, Tremfya subcutaneous, Velsipity, or Zymfentra
  • e) According to the prescriber, the patient has been established on Simponi Aria for at least 90 days
  • f) Patient has been established on Simponi subcutaneous for at least 90 days and prescription claims history indicates at least a 90-day supply dispensed within the past 130 days OR, if claims history unavailable, according to the prescriber

Approval duration

1 year