Castleman’s disease, multicentric
Central nervous system cancers
Toxicities related to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic (ALL)
Lymphoma, Hodgkin
Lymphoma, Hodgkin (Pediatric) Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin (NHL) (all subtypes)
Thrombocytopenic purpura, immune or idiopathic (ITP)
Transplantation AMR: included lung and pancreas
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
The following policy criteria have been revised for Rituxan Hycela:
CLL
Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas
The following criteria have been added to this policy for rituximab:
Leukemia, mature B-cell acute leukemia (B-AL) in pediatrics
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease, refractory to corticosteroids
NHL: Burkitt-like lymphoma (BLL) in pediatrics
NHL: Histiocytic Neoplasms (Rosai-Dorfman disease)
NHL: Pediatric Aggressive Mature B-Cell Lymphomas
The following criteria have been added to this policy for Rituxan Hycela:
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Waldenström Macroglobulinemia/Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
The following indication was changed from Medically Necessary to Experimental/Investigational for rituximab:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), refractory to other immunosuppressive therapies (e.g., azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil)
The following criteria have been deleted from this policy for rituximab:
Leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome--positive acute lymphoblastic (ALL)
The following criteria have been deleted from this policy for Rituxan Hycela:
AIDS-related B-cell lymphoma (NCCN)
Burkitt lymphoma (NCCN)
Guidelines Section was revised: Added Pediatric use, per FDA labeling.
Coding: Attachment A: ICD-10 CODES AND NARRATIVES
The following ICD-10 codes have been removed from this policy for Rituximab (Rituxan®) Infusion and Related Biosimilars:
Follicular lymphoma grade III unspecified, IIIa, & IIIb, codes:
C82.20, C82.21, C82.22, C82.23, C82.24, C82.25, C82.26, C82.27, C82.28, C82.29,
C82.30, C82.31, C82.32, C82.33, C82.34, C82.35, C82.36, C82.37, C82.38, C82.39,
C82.40, C82.41, C82.42, C82.43, C82.44, C82.45, C82.46, C82.48, C82.49
The following ICD-10 CM codes have been removed from this policy for Rituximab/Hyaluronidase Human for Subcutaneous Injection (Rituxan Hycela®):
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma codes: C81.00, C81.01, C81.02,
C81.03, C81.04, C81.05, C81.06, C81.07, C81.08, C81.09
Other Hodgkin lymphoma codes: C81.70, C81.71, C81.72, C81.73, C81.74, C81.75,
C81.76, C81.77, C81.78, C81.79
Follicular lymphoma grade III unspecified, IIIa, & IIIb, codes:
C82.20, C82.21, C82.22, C82.23, C82.24, C82.25, C82.26, C82.27, C82.28, C82.29,
C82.30, C82.31, C82.32, C82.33, C82.34, C82.35, C82.36, C82.37, C82.38, C82.39,
C82.40, C82.41, C82.42, C82.43, C82.44, C82.45, C82.46, C82.48, C82.49
Burkitt lymphoma codes: C83.70, C83.71, C83.72, C83.73, C83.74, C83.75, C83.76,
C83.77, C83.78, C83.79
The following ICD-10 CM codes have been added to this policy for Rituximab (Rituxan®) Infusion and Related Biosimilars:
Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: C85.80, C85.81, C85.82, C85.83,
C85.84, C85.85, C85.86, C85.87, C85.88, C85.89
C91.A0 Mature B-cell leukemia Burkitt-type not having achieved remission
C91.A2 Mature B-cell leukemia Burkitt-type, in relapse
D76.3 Other histiocytosis syndromes
D89.89 Other specified disorders involving the immune mechanism, not elsewhere classified
D89.9 Disorder involving the immune mechanism, unspecified
D89.811 Chronic graft-versus-host disease
D89.812 Acute on chronic graft-versus-host disease
I77.82 Antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody [ANCA] vasculitis
M34.0 Progressive systemic sclerosis
M34.1 CR(E)ST syndrome
Systemic sclerosis codes: M34.2, M34.81, M34.82, M34.83, M34.89
M35.5 Multifocal fibrosclerosis
M35.9 Systemic involvement of connective tissue, unspecified
T86.810 Lung transplant rejection
T86.99 Other complications of unspecified transplanted organ and tissue
Z29.8 Encounter for other specified prophylactic measures