Products & Programs PharmacyAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | CommercialJune 30, 2019

Clinical criteria coding updates for specialty pharmacy

As a result of coding updates in the claims system, the claim system edits for the clinical criteria listed below will be revised. This will result in the review of claims for certain diagnoses before processing occurs to determine whether the service meets medical necessity criteria. As a result, these coding updates may result in a not medically necessary determination.

Effective May 1, 2019, we implemented coding updates in the claims system for the following clinical criteria listed below which may result in not medically necessary determinations for certain services.

  • ING-CC-0073 – Alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitor Therapy


To access the clinical criteria information please click here.