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MolDX: Breast Cancer Index® (BCI) Gene Expression Test
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Effective: July 3, 2025
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
The BCI gene expression test is covered on a limited basis for postmenopausal women with invasive ER+ and/or PR+ and HER2- early-stage (T1-T3, pN0-pN1, M0) breast cancer when there is no distant metastasis and results will be used to guide chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy decisions. Required documentation includes pathology with receptor status, TNM staging, confirmation of postmenopausal status, and clinical justification that the test will inform treatment management.
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Key requirements from the full policy
"BCI is covered to provide a genomic-based estimate of distant recurrence risk to inform the decision about adding adjuvant chemotherapy."
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