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Feraheme (ferumoxytol)


Billing

Code: Q0138

Description: Ferumoxytol, non-esrd

Unit: 1 mg

Payment: $0.503

Pay quarter: Q4 2023


Medicare history

Dosage and Frequency

Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)

Initial:
• Two doses of 510mg IV 3-8 days apart

Calculate drug reimbursement


Total Reimbursement:

$256.53

(ASP: $242.01, Margin: $14.52)


Code:

Q0138

# Units to bill:

510

Prior Authorization

Prior auth criteria for Feraheme may include but is not limited to:


1. Patient must have laboratory evidence of iron deficiency anemia, defined as:
a. Hemoglobin ?10 g/dL
b. Serum ferritin <100 ng/mL
c. Transferrin saturation (TSAT) <20%

2. Patient has failed or cannot tolerate oral iron therapy.

3. Patient has been evaluated for other causes of anemia.

4. Patient is 18 years of age or older.

5. Patient is not pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant.

6. Patient is not receiving, or planning to receive, intravenous (IV) iron therapy within 4 weeks.

7. The prescriber has completed a Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Form (SIAERF).


Insurance prior auth guidelines:

Aetna

United Healthcare

Anthem

Cigna


Billable NDCs

00781-3154-01

FERUMOXYTOL (SANDOZ)

510 MG


59338-0775-01

Feraheme (AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.)

510 MG



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