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November 2018

Commercial Medical Drug Prior Authorization Program adding Onpattro

Beginning Dec. 1, 2018, Onpattro™ will be added to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan commercial Medical Drug Prior Authorization Program.

Drug name

HCPCS code

Onpattro™ (patisiran)

J3490

The list below shows all medications currently in the Medical Drug Prior Authorization Program.

Drug name

HCPCS code

Drug name

HCPCS code

Drug name

HCPCS code

Actemraz®

J3262

Gammagard®

J1569

Privigen®

J1459

Acthar® gel

J0800

Gammaked®

J1561

Probuphine®

J3490 / J3590

Adagen®

J2504

Gammaplex®

J1557

Prolastin®-C

J0256

Aldurazyme®

J1931

Gamunex®

J1561

Prolia®

J0897

Aralast NP™

J0256

Glassia™

J0257

Radicava™

J3490 / J3590

Aveed®

J3145

Hizentra®

J1559

Remicade®

J1745

Benlysta®

J0490

HyQvia®

J1575

Renflexis™

Q5104

Berinert®

J0597

Ilaris®

J0638

Ruconest®

J0596

Bivigam™

J1556

Ilumya®

J3590

Signifor®LAR

J2502

Botox®

J0585

Immune globulin NOS

J1599

Simponi Aria®

J1602

Brineura™

J3490 / J3590

Inflectra™

Q5103

Soliris®

J1300

Carimune® NF

J1566

Kalbitor®

J1290

Spinraza™

J2326

Cerezyme®

J1786

Kanuma™

J2840

Stelara®

J3357

Cimzia®

J0717

Krystexxa®

J2509

Stelara IV®

J3358 

Cinqair®

J2786

Kymriah™

Q2040

Synagis®

90378

Cinryze®

J0598

Lucentis®

J2778

Testopel®

S0189

Crysvita®

J3490 / J3590

Lumizyme®

J0221

Trogarzo™

J3590

Cuvitru®

J1599

Luxturna™

J3490 / J3590

Vimizim™

J1322

Dysport®

J0586

Makena®

J1725

Vpriv®

J3385

Elaprase®

J1743

Mepsevii™

J3490 / J3590

Xeomin®

J0588

Elelyso™

J3060

Myobloc®

J0587

Xgeva®

J0897

Entyvio™

J3380

Myozyme®

J0220

Xiaflex®

J0775

Exondys 51™

J1428

Naglazyme®

J1458

Xolair®

J2357

Fabrazyme®

J0180

Nplate®

J2796

Yescarta™

Q2041

Fasenra™

J3490 / J3590

Nucala®

J2182

Zemaira®

J0256

Firazyr®

J1744

Octagam®

J1568

Zilretta®

Q9993

Flebogamma® DIF

J1572

Orencia®

J0129

Zinplava™

J0565

Keep in mind that prior authorization is a clinical review approval only — not a guarantee of payment.

Our office accepts medical drug prior authorization requests by one of the following methods:

Fax

Mail

Phone

1-877-325-5979

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Specialty Pharmacy Program
P.O. Box 2320
Detroit, MI 48231-2320

1-800-437-3803

You can find prior authorization forms for all physician-administered medications on web-DENIS. When logged in, follow these steps:

  1. Click on BCBSM Provider Publications and Resources.
  2. Click on Commercial Pharmacy Prior Authorization and Step Therapy forms.
  3. Click on Under Other Resources, then select Forms.
  4. Click on Physician administered medications.

Our standard processing time to review requests is 15 days. We’ll review urgent requests within 72 hours.

Note: The prior authorization requirement doesn’t apply to Federal Employee Program® members.

Blue Cross reserves the right to change the prior authorization list at any time.

No portion of this publication may be copied without the express written permission of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, except that BCBSM participating health care providers may make copies for their personal use. In no event may any portion of this publication be copied or reprinted and used for commercial purposes by any party other than BCBSM.

*CPT codes, descriptions and two-digit numeric modifiers only are copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.