Last Review Date: 05/05/2025

Date of Origin: 08/01/2024

Dates Reviewed: 08/2024, 05/2025

1. Length of Authorization

• Coverage will be provided for 12 months and may be renewed.

2. Dosing Limits

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

• Loading Dose: 170 billable units IV on day 1; 34 billable units SQ on days 2, 8, 15, & 22; and 102 billable units SQ on day 29
• Maintenance Dose: 102 billable units SQ every 4 weeks

3. Initial Approval Criteria ¹

Coverage is provided in the following conditions:

• Patient is at least 13 years of age; AND
• Patient does not have an unresolved serious Neisseria meningitidis infection prior to initiating therapy; AND

Universal Criteria ¹

• Patient body weight is at least 40 kg; AND
• Patient must be vaccinated against meningococcal infection (serogroups A, C, W, Y and B) according to current ACIP recommendations at least two weeks prior to initiation of therapy and will continue to be revaccinated in accordance with ACIP recommendations (Note: If urgent Piasky therapy is indicated in a patient who is not up to date with vaccinations according to ACIP recommendations, provide the patient with antibacterial drug prophylaxis and administer vaccine(s) as soon as possible); AND
• Will not be used in combination with another complement inhibitor therapy; AND

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) † Ф ^1,4-7

• Used as switch therapy*; AND
  • Patient is currently receiving treatment with eculizumab or ravulizumab and has shown a beneficial disease response and absence of unacceptable toxicity while on therapy; OR
• Patient is complement inhibitor treatment-naïve*; AND
  • Diagnosis must be confirmed by detection of PNH clones of at least 10% by flow cytometry diagnostic testing; AND
  • Patient has the presence of at least 2 different glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) protein deficiencies (e.g., CD55, CD59, etc.) within at least 2 different cell lines (e.g., granulocytes, monocytes, erythrocytes); AND
  • Patient has laboratory evidence of significant intravascular hemolysis (i.e., LDH ≥1.5 x ULN) with symptomatic disease and at least one other indication for therapy from the following (regardless of transfusion dependence):

• Patient has symptomatic anemia (i.e., hemoglobin < 7 g/dL or hemoglobin < 10 g/dL, in at least two independent measurements in a patient with cardiac symptoms)
• Presence of a thrombotic event related to PNH
• Presence of organ damage secondary to chronic hemolysis (i.e., renal insufficiency, pulmonary insufficiency/hypertension)
• Patient is pregnant and potential benefit outweighs potential fetal risk
• Patient has disabling fatigue
• Patient has abdominal pain (requiring admission or opioid analgesia), dysphagia, or erectile dysfunction; AND
  • Documented baseline values for one or more of the following (necessary for renewal): serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), hemoglobin level, packed RBC transfusion requirement, history of thrombotic events  

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

4. Renewal Criteria ^1,6,7

Coverage may be renewed based upon the following criteria:

• Patient continues to meet the universal and other indication-specific relevant criteria identified in section III; AND
• Absence of unacceptable toxicity from the drug. Examples of unacceptable toxicity include: serious infections (especially those caused by encapsulated bacteria), severe infusion-related/injection-related reactions (e.g., injection site pain, erythema, headache, myalgia, anaphylaxis), etc.; AND
• Patient has not developed severe bone marrow failure syndrome (i.e., aplastic anemia or myelodysplastic syndrome) OR experienced a spontaneous disease remission OR received curative allogeneic stem cell transplant; AND
• Patient has shown a beneficial disease response compared to pretreatment baseline as indicated by one or more of the following:
  • Decrease in serum LDH
  • Stabilization/increase in hemoglobin level
  • Decrease in packed RBC transfusion requirement (i.e., reduction of at least 30%)
  • Reduction in thromboembolic events

5. Dosage/Administration ¹

6. Billing Code/Availability Information

HCPCS Code(s):

• J1307 – Injection, crovalimab-akkz, 10 mg; 1 billable unit = 10 mg

NDC:

• Piasky 340 mg/2 mL solution in single-dose vials for infusion: 50242-0115-xx       

7. References

1. Piasky [package insert]. San Francisco, CA; Genentech, Inc; June 2024. Accessed April 2025.
2. Guidelines for the diagnosis and monitoring of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and related disorders by flow cytometry. Borowitz MJ, Craig FE, DiGiuseppe JA, Illingworth AJ, Rosse W, Sutherland DR, Wittwer CT, Richards SJ. Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2010 Jul;78(4):211-30. doi: 10.1002/cyto.b.20525.
3. Parker C, Omine M, Richards S, et al. Diagnosis and management of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Blood. 2005 Dec 1. 106(12):3699-709.
4. Sahin F, Akay OM, Ayer M, et al. Pesg PNH diagnosis, follow-up and treatment guidelines.  Am J Blood Res. 2016;6(2): 19-27.
5. Hillmen P, Szer J, Weitz I, et al. Pegcetacoplan versus Eculizumab in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria. N Engl J Med. 2021 Mar 18;384(11):1028-1037. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2029073.
6. Patriquin CJ, Kiss T, Caplan S, et al. How we treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: A consensus statement of the Canadian PNH Network and review of the national registry. Eur J Haematol. 2019;102(1):36. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
7. Cançado RD, Araújo AdS, Sandes AF, et al. Consensus statement for diagnosis and treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria. Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, v43, Iss3, 2021, 341-348.  ISSN 2531-1379, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2020.06.006.

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/LCA/LCD): N/A