Last Review Date: 08/05/2025

Date of Origin: 02/04/2020

Dates Reviewed: 02/2020, 10/2020, 01/2021, 02/2021, 01/2022, 01/2023, 05/2023, 01/2024, 08/2025

1. Length of Authorization ¹

• Initial: Prior authorization validity will be provided initially for 6 months (max total of 8 infusions).
• Renewal: Prior authorization validity may NOT be renewed.*

2. Dosing Limits

     Max Units (per dose and over time) [HCPCS Unit]:

• 150 billable units initially followed by 250 billable units every 3 weeks for 7 additional doses

3. Initial Approval Criteria ¹

Coverage is provided in the following conditions:

• Patient is at least 18 years of age; AND

Universal Criteria ^1-3

• Must be prescribed by, or in consultation with, a specialist in ophthalmology, endocrinology, oculoplastic surgery, or neuro-ophthalmology; AND
• Patient has not had a decrease in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) due to optic neuropathy within the previous six months (i.e., decrease in vision of 2 lines on the Snellen chart, new visual field defect, or color defect secondary to optic nerve involvement); AND
• Patient is euthyroid [Note: mild hypo- or hyperthyroidism is permitted which is defined as free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels less than 50% above or below the normal limits (every effort should be made to correct the mild hypo- or hyperthyroidism promptly)]; AND
• Patient does not have corneal decompensation that is unresponsive to medical management; AND
• Patient does not have uncontrolled diabetes; AND
• Patient hearing will be assessed before, during, and after treatment; AND
• Used as single agent therapy; AND

Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) † Ф ^1-8,10,13

• Patient has a clinical diagnosis of TED based on characteristic clinical signs and features in the context of autoimmune thyroid disease; AND
  • Patient has active disease; AND
    • Patient has moderate-to-severe TED as defined by one of the following:

- Clinical Activity Score (CAS) ≥ 4 §

- severe proptosis (≥ 3 mm)

- intermittent or constant diplopia

- moderate or severe soft tissue involvement

- orbital pain and/or pressure; OR

• • • Patient had an inadequate response, or there is a contraindication or intolerance, to high-dose intravenous glucocorticoids; OR
  • Patient has inactive disease; AND
    • Patient has a lid retraction of ≥ 2 mm; AND
    • Patient has mild or early optic neuropathy with close clinical observation

† FDA Approved Indication(s); ‡ Compendium Recommended Indication(s); Ф Orphan Drug

4. Renewal Criteria ¹

Duration of authorization has not been exceeded (refer to Section I)*

*Re-treatment with Tepezza will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

5. Dosage/Administration ¹

6. Billing Code/Availability Information

HCPCS code:

• J3241 – Injection, teprotumumab-trbw, 10 mg: 1 billable unit = 10 mg

NDC:

• Tepezza 500 mg single-dose vial for injection: 75987-0130-xx

7. References

1. Tepezza [package insert]. Dublin, Ireland; Horizon Therapeutics Ireland, DAC; November 2024. Accessed July 2025.
2. Smith TJ, Kahaly GJ, Ezra DG, et al. Teprotumumab for Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy. N Engl J Med 2017; 376:1748-1761. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1614949
3. Douglas RS, Sile S, Thompson EHZ, et al. Teprotumumab Treatment Effect on Proptosis in Patients With Active Thyroid Eye Disease; Results From a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study. Amer Assoc of Clin Endo. Los Angeles: Endocrine Practice; 2019.
4. Patel A, Yang H, Douglas RS. Perspective: A New Era in the Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease. Am J Ophthalmol 2019;208:281–288.
5. Ross DS, Burch HB, Cooper DS, et al. 2016 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis. Thyroid. 2016;26(10):1343 -1421.
6. Mourits MP, Koornneef L, Wiersinga WM, et al. Clinical criteria for the assessment of disease activity in Graves' ophthalmopathy: a novel approach. Br J Ophthalmol. 1989 Aug; 73(8): 639–644.
7. Mourits MP, Prummel MF, Wiersinga WM, et al. Clinical activity score as a guide in the management of patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1997 Jul;47(1):9-14.
8. Bartalena L, Baldeschi L, Boboridis K, et al. The 2016 European Thyroid Association/European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy Guidelines for the Management of Graves' Orbitopathy. Eur Thyroid J. 2016 Mar;5(1):9-26.
9. Ye X, Bo X, Hu X, et al. Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil in patients with active moderate-to-severe Graves' orbitopathy. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2017;86(2):247.
10. Zang S, Ponto KA, Kahaly GJ. Intravenous Glucocorticoids for Graves’ Orbitopathy: Efficacy and Morbidity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Feb;96(2):320-32.
11. Bartalena L, Kahaly G, Baldeschi L, et al. The 2021 European Group on Graves’ orbitopathy (EUGOGO) clinical practice guidelines for the medical management of Graves’ orbitopathy. European Journal of Endocrinology. 27 Aug 2021. https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-21-0479
12. Burch H, Perros P, Bednarczuk T, et al. Management of Thyroid Eye Disease: A Consensus Statement by the American Thyroid Association and the European Thyroid Association. Thyroid®. 13 Dec 2022. 1439-1470. http://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2022.0251
13. Douglas RS, Kossler AL, Abrams J, Briceño CA, et al. Expert Consensus on the Use of Teprotumumab for the Management of Thyroid Eye Disease Using a Modified-Delphi Approach. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Sep 1;42(3):334-339. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001560. Epub 2022 Mar 24. PMID: 35421877; PMCID: PMC9377484.

Appendix 1 – Covered Diagnosis Codes

Appendix 2 – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The preceding information is intended for non-Medicare coverage determinations. Medicare coverage for outpatient (Part B) drugs is outlined in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-2), Chapter 15, §50 Drugs and Biologicals. In addition, National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) and/or Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) may exist and compliance with these policies is required where applicable. Local Coverage Articles (LCAs) may also exist for claims payment purposes or to clarify benefit eligibility under Part B for drugs which may be self-administered. The following link may be used to search for NCD, LCD, or LCA documents: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/search.aspx. Additional indications, including any preceding information, may be applied at the discretion of the health plan.

Medicare Part B Covered Diagnosis Codes (applicable to existing NCD/LCD/LCA): N/A