C01, Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue
ICD-10-CM
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)
Documentation Required
- When reporting the JW modifier for discarded drug, the medical record must clearly show the amount administered and the amount wasted.
- Medical record must document prior anthracycline therapy for patients receiving albumin-bound paclitaxel, or clearly document a clinical contraindication to anthracycline therapy.
- For claims with no discarded amounts from single-dose containers or single-use packages, include the JZ modifier as evidence on the claim (effective July 1, 2023).
- Document dose and frequency as consistent with the FDA label or recognized compendia for the indication (including citations to the compendia if used for off-label indications).
Key Coverage Criteria
- Paclitaxel administered intravenously is covered for antineoplastic (cancer) indications when used in accordance with the FDA-approved labeling.
- Off-label uses of paclitaxel are covered when supported by recognized compendia (e.g., NCCN, AHFS, Clinical Pharmacology, Lexi-Drugs, Micromedex) and dosing/frequency follow those compendia.
- Albumin-bound paclitaxel (Abraxane) is covered when prior therapy included an anthracycline unless anthracycline therapy is clinically contraindicated.
- Proton beam therapy is covered when the service meets the medical necessity criteria specified in the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and those criteria are documented in the medical record.
- Coverage is allowed for targeted genomic sequence analysis panels for treatment of solid organ neoplasms when the panel is a DNA analysis panel containing at least 5 gene tests for molecular biomarkers that meet Medicare coverage criteria.
- Coverage is allowed when the genomic testing is expected to influence the treatment of the condition (i.e., documentation supports that test results will affect clinical management of the solid organ neoplasm).
20 Active Policies
CGS-L38067, MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors
J15
CGS-L36658, Proton Beam Therapy
J15
CGS-L40225, MolDX: Non-Next Generation Sequencing Targeted Molecular Panel Tests for Predictive Testing in Cancer
J15
CGS-L34356, Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA)
J15
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