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Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS) – Children

Preferred products

  • Genotropin
  • Humatrope
  • Omnitrope
  • Norditropin

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of ISS (ICD-10: R62.52).
  • Height <2.25 SD below the age-appropriate mean.
  • Growth velocity <10th percentile over 12 months.
  • If female, bone age ≤14 years OR if male, bone age ≤16 years.
  • If requesting a non-preferred product, member has therapeutic failure or intolerance to all preferred products.

Reauthorization criteria

  • Clinical documentation (growth charts) indicating continued positive growth response as defined in initial criteria.