Internal Coverage Criteria for Medicare Part B Drugs
When reviewing a prior authorization request, Devoted Health uses InterQual™ clinical criteria for the services and procedures listed in our Services reviewed using InterQual criteria policy.
To learn more about InterQual's criteria, see:
- InterQual’s detailed coverage criteria (you'll need to create an Optum One Healthcare ID account)
- InterQual’s clinical development process
For cases when coverage criteria are not fully spelled out in these resources, we created internal coverage criteria based on current evidence in widely used treatment guidelines or in publicly available clinical literature.
- Internal coverage criteria for drugs without step therapy
Adakveo (crizanlizumab-tmca) Coverage Policy
Cabenuva (cabotegravir/rilpivirine) Coverage Policy
Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) Coverage Policy
Ilaris (canakinumab) Coverage Policy
Intravitreal Injections for Geographic Atrophy Coverage Policy
Monoclonal Antibodies for Alzheimer's Disease Coverage Policy
Prostaglandin Implants for Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Coverage Policy
Saphnelo (anifrolumab) Coverage Policy
Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw) Coverage Policy
Testopel (testosterone pellet) Coverage Policy
Universal Criteria for Medicare Part B Drugs Coverage Policy
Vyepti (eptinezumab) Coverage Policy
Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) Coverage Policy
Universal Criteria for Medicare Part B Drugs Coverage Policy
Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) Coverage Policy
- Internal coverage criteria for drugs with step therapy
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Products Step Therapy Coverage Criteria
Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent Step Therapy Coverage Criteria
Hemophilia Factor VIII Products Step Therapy Coverage Policy
Immune Globulin Step Therapy Coverage Policy
Leqvio (inclisiran) Coverage Policy
Long Acting Colony Stimulating Factor Step Therapy Coverage Criteria
PD1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Step Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Severe Asthma Step Therapy Coverage Criteria
Short Acting Colony Stimulating Factor Step Therapy Coverage Criteria