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Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy
AETNA-CPB-0377
Aetna
Effective: June 6, 2023
Updated: December 6, 2025
created · Dec 2, 2025
Policy Summary
Aetna considers dendritic cell immunotherapy experimental/investigational and not covered for any indication (including the specified ICD‑10 malignant neoplasm codes and melanoma in situ); no specific CPT/HCPCS code is identified. Coverage would require completion of randomized trials and establishment of appropriate antigen(s), adjuvant(s), dose, route and schedule, which have not yet been defined.
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"Although multiple clinical contexts are discussed in the Background (e."
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