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Laronidase (Aldurazyme®)
EVICORE-MEDICAL_DRUG-B6F411F4
EviCore by Evernorth
Effective: July 1, 2023
Updated: January 13, 2026
created · Dec 4, 2025
Policy Summary
Aldurazyme (laronidase) is covered only for FDA‑approved MPS I indications — Hurler, Hurler‑Scheie, and Scheie with moderate‑to‑severe symptoms — and other uses are excluded. Approval requires confirmed deficient α‑L‑iduronidase activity (leukocytes, fibroblasts, plasma, or serum) or pathogenic IDUA gene mutation, prescription by or consultation with a geneticist/endocrinologist/metabolic/lysosomal disorder specialist, documentation of the FDA‑approved indication, is authorized for up to 12 months, and follows the recommended 0.58 mg/kg IV weekly dosing.
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Key requirements from the full policy
"Treatment of individuals with the Hurler form of mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I)."
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