Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | CommercialFebruary 1, 2019
Specialty pharmacy medical step therapy drug list expanded
The following clinical criteria will be effective May 1, 2019.
Colony Stimulating Factor Agents ING-CC-0002
Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2019, the following specialty pharmacy codes from new or current criteria will be included in our existing specialty pharmacy medical step therapy review process. Zarxio® will be the preferred short-acting colony stimulating factor (CSF) agent over Neupogen®, Granix®, and Nivestym™®.
Prior authorization of these specialty pharmacy drugs will be managed by AIM Specialty Health® (AIM), a separate company.
Additional information regarding biosimilar drugs can be found by viewing the attached PDF reference document, “Biosimilar Drugs – What are they?”.
To access the clinical criteria information please click here.
Clinical Criteria |
Status |
Drug |
HCPCS or CPT Code |
NDC Code |
ING-CC-0002 |
Preferred Agent |
Zarxio® |
Q5101 |
61314-0304-01 61314-0304-10 61314-0312-01 61314-0312-10 61314-0318-01 61314-0318-10 61314-0326-01 61314-0326-10 |
ING-CC-0002 |
Non-Preferred Agent |
Neupogen® |
J1442 |
55513-0530-01 55513-0530-10 55513-0546-01 55513-0546-10 55513-0924-01 55513-0924-10 55513-0924-91 55513-0209-01 55513-0209-10 55513-0209-91 |
ING-CC-0002 |
Non-Preferred Agent |
Granix® |
J1447 |
63459-0910-11 63459-0910-12 63459-0910-15 63459-0910-17 63459-0910-36 63459-0912-11 63459-0912-12 63459-0912-15 63459-0912-17 63459-0912-36 |
ING-CC-0002 |
Non-Preferred Agent |
Nivestym™ |
Q5110 |
00069-0291-10 00069-0291-01 00069-0292-01 00069-0292-10 |
ATTACHMENTS: Biosimilars.pdf (pdf - 0.1mb)
PUBLICATIONS: February 2019 Anthem Maine Provider Newsletter
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