Premera Blue Cross of Washington prior authorization, page 25

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Prior authorization codes

Prior authorization codes
CodeDescriptionSource
81274HTT (huntingtin) (eg, Huntington disease) gene analysis; characterization of alleles (eg, expanded size)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 460 Original policy
81275KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) (eg, carcinoma) gene analysis; variants in exon 2 (eg, codons 12 and 13)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 460 Original policy
81276KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) (eg, carcinoma) gene analysis; additional variant(s) (eg, codon 61, codon 146)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 460 Original policy
81277Cytogenomic neoplasia (genome-wide) microarray analysis, interrogation of genomic regions for copy number and loss- of-heterozygosity variants for chromosomal abnormalities These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 460 Original policy
81278IGH@/BCL2 (t(14;18)) (eg, follicular lymphoma) translocation analysis, major breakpoint region (MBR) and minor cluster region (mcr) breakpoints, qualitative or quantitativeClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 461 Original policy
81279JAK2 (Janus kinase 2) (eg, myeloproliferative disorder) targeted sequence analysis (eg, exons 12 and 13)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 461 Original policy
81283IFNL3 (interferon, lambda 3) (eg, drug response), gene analysis, rs12979860 variantClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 461 Original policy
81284FXN (frataxin) (eg, Friedreich ataxia) gene analysis; evaluation to detect abnormal (expanded) alleles These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 461 Original policy
81285FXN (frataxin) (eg, Friedreich ataxia) gene analysis; characterization of alleles (eg, expanded size)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 462 Original policy
81286FXN (frataxin) (eg, Friedreich ataxia) gene analysis; full gene sequenceClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 462 Original policy
81287MGMT (o-6-methylguanine-dna methyltransferase) (eg, glioblastoma multiforme) promoter methylation analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 462 Original policy
81289FXN (frataxin) (eg, Friedreich ataxia) gene analysis; known familial variant(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 462 Original policy
81290MCOLN1 (mucolipin 1) (eg, Mucolipidosis, type IV) gene analysis, common variants (eg, IVS3-2A>G, del6.4kb) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 462 Original policy
81291MTHFR (5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) (eg, hereditary hypercoagulability) gene analysis, common variants (eg, 677T, 1298C)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 463 Original policy
81292MLH1 (mutL homolog 1, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 2) (eg, hereditary non- polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; full sequence analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 463 Original policy
81293MLH1 (mutL homolog 1, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 2) (eg, hereditary non- polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; known familial variantsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 463 Original policy
81294MLH1 (mutL homolog 1, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 2) (eg, hereditary non- polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; duplication/deletion variantsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 463 Original policy
81295MSH2 (mutS homolog 2, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 1) (eg, hereditary non- polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; full sequence analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 463 Original policy
81296MSH2 (mutS homolog 2, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 1) (eg, hereditary non- polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; known familial variants These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 463 Original policy
81297MSH2 (mutS homolog 2, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 1) (eg, hereditary non- polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; duplication/deletion variantsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 464 Original policy
81298MSH6 (mutS homolog 6 [E. coli]) (eg, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; full sequence analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 464 Original policy
81299MSH6 (mutS homolog 6 [E. coli]) (eg, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; known familial variantsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 464 Original policy
81300MSH6 (mutS homolog 6 [E. coli]) (eg, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; duplication/deletion variantsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 464 Original policy
81301Microsatellite instability analysis (eg, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) of markers for mismatch repair deficiency (eg, BAT25, BAT26), includes comparison of neoplastic and normal tissue, if performed These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 464 Original policy
81302MECP2 (methyl CpG binding protein 2) (eg, Rett syndrome) gene analysis; full sequence analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 465 Original policy
81303MECP2 (methyl CpG binding protein 2) (eg, Rett syndrome) gene analysis; known familial variantClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 465 Original policy
81304MECP2 (methyl CpG binding protein 2) (eg, Rett syndrome) gene analysis; duplication/deletion variantsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 465 Original policy
81305MYD88 (myeloid differentiation primary response 88) (eg, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, lymphoplasmacytic leukemia) gene analysis, p.Leu265Pro (L265P) variantClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 465 Original policy
81306NUDT15 (nudix hydrolase 15) (eg, drug metabolism) gene analysis, common variant(s) (eg, *2, *3, *4, *5, *6) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 465 Original policy
81307PALB2 (partner and localizer of BRCA2) (EG, breast and pancreatic cancer) gene analysis; full gene sequenceClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 466 Original policy
81308PALB2 (partner and localizer of BRCA2) (EG, breast and pancreatic cancer) gene analysis; known familial variantClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 466 Original policy
81309PIK3CA (phosphatidylinositol-4, 5- biphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit alpha) (eg, colorectal and breast cancer) gene analysis, targeted sequence analysis (eg, exons 7, 9, 20)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 466 Original policy
81310NPM1 (nucleophosmin) (eg, acute myeloid leukemia) gene analysis, exon 12 variants These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 466 Original policy
81311NRAS (neuroblastoma RAS viral [v-ras] oncogene homolog) (eg, colorectal carcinoma), gene analysis, variants in exon 2 (eg, codons 12 and 13) and exon 3 (eg, codon 61)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 467 Original policy
81312PABPN1 (poly[A] binding protein nuclear 1) (eg, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy) gene analysis, evaluation to detect abnormal (eg, expanded) allelesClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 467 Original policy
81313PCA3/KLK3 (prostate cancer antigen 3 [non-protein coding]/kallikrein-related peptidase 3 [prostate specific antigen]) ratio (eg, prostate cancer)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 467 Original policy
81314PDGFRA (platelet-derived growth factor receptor, alpha polypeptide) (eg, gastrointestinal stromal tumor [GIST]), gene analysis, targeted sequence analysis (eg, exons 12, 18) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 467 Original policy
81315PML/RARalpha, (t(15;17)), (promyelocytic leukemia/retinoic acid receptor alpha) (eg, promyelocytic leukemia) translocation analysis; common breakpoints (eg, intron 3 and intron 6), qualitative or quantitativeClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 468 Original policy
81316PML/RARalpha, (t(15;17)), (promyelocytic leukemia/retinoic acid receptor alpha) (eg, promyelocytic leukemia) translocation analysis; single breakpoint (eg, intron 3, intron 6 or exon 6), qualitative or quantitativeClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 468 Original policy
81320PLCG2 (phospholipase C gamma 2) (eg, chronic lymphocytic leukemia) gene analysis, common variants (eg, R665W, S707F, L845F)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 469 Original policy
81321PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) (eg, Cowden syndrome, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome) gene analysis; full sequence analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 469 Original policy
81322PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) (eg, Cowden syndrome, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome) gene analysis; known familial variant These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 469 Original policy
81323PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) (eg, Cowden syndrome, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome) gene analysis; duplication/deletion variantClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 470 Original policy
81324PMP22 (peripheral myelin protein 22) (eg, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies) gene analysis; duplication/deletion analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 470 Original policy
81325PMP22 (peripheral myelin protein 22) (eg, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies) gene analysis; full sequence analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 470 Original policy
81326PMP22 (peripheral myelin protein 22) (eg, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies) gene analysis; known familial variant These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 470 Original policy
81327SEPT9 (Septin9) (eg, colorectal cancer) promoter methylation analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 471 Original policy
81328SLCO1B1 (solute carrier organic anion transporter family, member 1B1) (eg, adverse drug reaction), gene analysis, common variant(s) (eg, *5)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 471 Original policy
81330SMPD1(sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1, acid lysosomal) (eg, Niemann-Pick disease, Type A) gene analysis, common variants (eg, R496L, L302P, fsP330)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 471 Original policy
81331SNRPN/UBE3A (small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide N and ubiquitin protein ligase E3A) (eg, Prader- Willi syndrome and/or Angelman syndrome), methylation analysisClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 471 Original policy

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