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marstacimab-hncqBlue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

Off-label indications for BCBS MT Fully Insured/HIM members or NM/Ohio exceptions per policy

Initial criteria

  • Request for BCBS MT Fully Insured or MT HIM member AND:
  • Patient age <18 years AND no FDA labeled contraindications AND
  • Indication supported in TWO major peer-reviewed medical journal articles as generally safe and effective (not case studies) AND
  • Support for patient's age bracket (infancy, childhood, adolescence) in same literature
  • OR Request for BCBS NM Fully Insured or NM HIM member AND:
  • No FDA labeled contraindications AND requested indication is a rare disease AND
  • Patient has another FDA labeled or compendia-supported indication OR
  • Two peer-reviewed journal articles support use as generally safe and effective (not case studies)
  • OR request for Ohio Fully Insured or HIM Shop member AND same journal/comprendia criteria

Approval duration

BCBSOK: 36 months; all other: 12 months