Hospital Specialty Drugs
For Hospital Specialty Drugs and their corresponding codes for use in billing, refer to the Hospital Specialty Drugs List.
This is a resource list of the medication names and coverage standards of the current Hospital Specialty Drugs which are carved out from either the All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APR-DRG) or the Enhanced Ambulatory Patient Group (EAPG) payment with an approved, member-specific prior authorization (PA).
PA forms and process documents can be found on the Physician-Administered Drugs web page. For the corresponding Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes and National Drug Code (NDC) numbers for use in billing, refer to Appendix X: The HCPCS/NDC Crosswalk for billing Physician Administered Drugs (PADs).
Appendix Z Revision Log
Revision Date | Section/Action | Made By |
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9/26/2019 | Initial Posting of Manual | DXC |
7/1/2020 | Update of Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | DXC |
7/1/2021 | Update of Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | DXC |
7/29/2022 | Update of Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
10/13/2022 | Update of Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
12/8/2022 | Update of Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
4/4/2023 | Added description of specialty drug list | HCPF |
5/17/2023 | Update of Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
9/13/2023 | Update of Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
11/30/2023 | Updated Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
12/05/2023 | Updated Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
12/27/2023 | Updated page verbiage and format of Hospital Specialty Drug List | HCPF |
4/10/2024 | Updated Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
5/9/2024 | Updated Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
8/8/2024 | Updated Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |
10/11/2024 | Updated Outpatient Hospital Specialty Drugs List | Gainwell Technologies |