Evenity — Highmark
osteopenia
Initial criteria
- The member is a postmenopausal female.
- The member is at high or very high risk for a fracture as defined by one of the following: history of previous hip fracture (ICD-10: M84.359) or vertebral fracture (ICD-10: S22.0); diagnosis of osteoporosis (ICD-10: M80-81) defined as a T-score ≤ -2.5; diagnosis of osteopenia (T-score between -1.0 and -2.5) with 10-year risk of major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20% using FRAX calculator; or 10-year risk of hip fracture ≥ 3% using FRAX calculator.
- The member meets one of the following: has experienced therapeutic failure or intolerance to one bisphosphonate OR all bisphosphonates are contraindicated; OR is at very high risk for a fracture defined as having multiple spine fractures AND a T-score ≤ -2.5.
- The member has not exceeded the lifetime limit of 12 monthly doses.
- The member is not receiving Evenity in combination with other parathyroid hormone analogs, RANKL inhibitors, or sclerostin inhibitors.
Approval duration
12 months