With commercial insurance: BENLYSTA Copay Program — as little as $0. With Medicare: the Benlysta card can’t be used. All 2 foundation funds we checked are closed as of October 12, 2026.
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4 assistance programs for Benlysta patients · 2 open today
Manufacturer savings, charitable foundations, and patient assistance programs.
Select the patient's insurance and diagnosis to see which programs may apply.
Current status · Award amounts · Eligibility · Direct application links October 12, 2026
Which form this covers: This page applies to the IV infusion, which the clinic bills under the medical benefit. The SC autoinjector is self-injected through the pharmacy.
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Benlysta’s card can’t be used with Medicare. These funds may help. They open and close with donations, so call before telling a Benlysta patient no.
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Benlysta · Systemic lupus erythematosus · Commercial insurance
Eligible patients may pay $0
Example · Benlysta · 800 mg · 80 units · commercial plan · deductible met · 20% coinsurance · allowed amounts at the Medicare reference rate
| Without assistance | With BENLYSTA Copay Program (Together with BENLYSTA) | |
|---|---|---|
| Drug responsibility | $933.33 | $0.00 |
| Administration (96365) | $13.43 | $0.00 |
| Patient owes | $946.76 | $0.00 |
Estimated patient savings: $946.76
CareCost calculates the drug and administration lines using the patient’s payer rate and benefits; this example uses the Medicare rate as a reference.
Maximum award $15,000
HealthWell Foundation fund for government-insured patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Also available if this patient’s coverage falls short
Free GSK Patient Assistance Program for eligible patients
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Benlysta shares its class with Saphnelo (J0491, AstraZeneca), billed under its own code with its own manufacturer programs. The programs above apply to Benlysta only. If the payer requires Saphnelo instead of Benlysta, use that maker’s program below.
Each Saphnelo card shows the date we last checked that program. Copay cards also say whether they pay the infusion or injection fee.
SAPHNELO Co-pay Savings Program (SAPHNELO Supports / Access 360)
AstraZeneca AZ&Me Prescription Savings (Saphnelo)
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| Find programs for the diagnosis | ✓ |
| See whether each program is open | ✓ |
| See maximum award | ✓ |
| Review key eligibility requirements | ✓ |
| Open the official application | ✓ |
| Calculate cost before assistance | ✓ |
| Apply the program benefit | ✓ |
| Calculate what the patient still owes | ✓ |
Commercial insurance — the BENLYSTA Copay Program brings eligible patients' drug cost to as little as $0 per dose, and unlike most manufacturer cards it also covers administration fees, up to $100 per administration, except for residents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The annual maximum is set at GSK's discretion; call 1-800-741-0375 for the current cap. The program excludes Medicare Part B/D, Medicaid, Medigap, VA, DoD, TRICARE, and state pharmaceutical assistance programs. View current program ↑
Medicare — the BENLYSTA Copay Program excludes Medicare, Medicaid and other government insurance, but the GSK Patient Assistance Program takes uninsured patients and Medicare patients who meet its income and other rules. Three funds could also help: HealthWell's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, PAN's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and HealthWell's AutoImmune Medicare Access; check each fund's current status on the funds list. A Medigap plan can pick up the Part B coinsurance instead; see the cost page for the Plan K and Plan L figures.
HealthWell's ANCA-associated vasculitis fund (up to $6,000 a year) is for a condition Benlysta is not FDA-approved for, so it does not apply here. The funds that match a Benlysta indication are HealthWell's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus fund ($15,000/year), the PAN Foundation's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus fund ($4,500/year), and HealthWell's AutoImmune Medicare Access fund ($2,800/year); check each fund's current status on the funds list.
How the lines work — 10 mg/kg for an 80 kg patient is 800 mg, billed as the drug line, J0490 × 80 units, drawn from two 400 mg vials with nothing discarded (JZ). The infusion itself is a separate line, 96365, for the 60-minute drip. Each line carries its own patient share under commercial coinsurance, and the BENLYSTA Copay Program's terms are among the few that reimburse part of that second line too; the example estimate below applies the card to the drug line only.
Yes. The BENLYSTA Copay Program brings eligible commercially insured patients' cost to as little as $0 per dose. The annual maximum is set at GSK's discretion — call 1-800-741-0375 for the current cap. Apply on GSK ↗ Calculate cost with the program →
Yes, partly. The program's terms list administration fees as covered along with the Benlysta drug charge, up to $100 per administration — one of the few manufacturer cards that pays any part of the 96365 line. Residents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island are not eligible for the administration reimbursement. View current program ↑
Yes, possibly. The BENLYSTA Copay Program excludes Medicare Part B and Part D, along with Medicaid, Medigap, VA, DoD, TRICARE and state pharmaceutical assistance programs. But the GSK Patient Assistance Program takes uninsured patients and Medicare patients who meet its income and other rules. Three funds could also help: HealthWell's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ($15,000 a year), PAN's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ($4,500 a year) and HealthWell's AutoImmune Medicare Access ($2,800 a year); check each fund's current status on the funds list. A Medigap plan can cover the Part B coinsurance instead; see the cost page. Check current Medicare options ↑
An uninsured patient's practice submits the enrollment; approved patients have Benlysta shipped directly to the provider, with no insurance billed for the drug charge. Income is assessed against GSK's maximum annual gross income tables by household size and region rather than a flat federal poverty level percentage; call 1-877-423-6597 for the current tables. Apply on GSK ↗
HealthWell's ANCA-associated vasculitis fund (up to $6,000 a year) is for a condition Benlysta is not FDA-approved for, so it does not apply. The funds that match a Benlysta indication are HealthWell's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus fund ($15,000/year), the PAN Foundation's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus fund ($4,500/year), and HealthWell's AutoImmune Medicare Access fund ($2,800/year); check each fund's current status on the funds list. Check today's status ↑
A denial does not change the Benlysta assistance programs available; a commercially insured patient can still use the BENLYSTA Copay Program once coverage is resolved, and an eligible uninsured patient can apply to the GSK Patient Assistance Program regardless of the payer decision. Review the plan's prior authorization requirements on the coverage page.
Data current: programs verified Oct 12, 2026
BENLYSTA Copay Program and GSK Patient Assistance Program (Benlysta) (GSK Patient Support) · SAPHNELO Supports Co-pay Savings Program and AstraZeneca AZ&Me Prescription Savings (Saphnelo, AstraZeneca), shown above for the other product in this drug's class. Every program links directly to its official source or application page.
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Reviewed September 21, 2026 by Erin Rose, CareCost Estimate founder. Methodology →
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