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CHPW would like to clarify how Apple Health providers should bill for Avastin® (bevacizumab).
Retroactive to dates of service on and after April 1, 2022, providers must bill for Avastin (bevacizumab) with the appropriate National Drug Code (NDC) and one of the HCPCS and corresponding diagnosis codes from the Washington State Health Care Authority Prescription Drug Program Billing Guide.
In the table below, the accepted diagnoses codes are in the “Limitation” column. All other diagnoses are noncovered.
| HCPCS Code | Drug | Limitation |
| J9035 | bevacizumab (Avastin) | C00-D49 |
| Q5107 | bevacizumab-awwb (MVASI) | C00-D49 |
| Q5118 | bevacizumab-bvzr (ZIRABEV) | C00-D49 |
| Q5126 | bevacizumab-maly (ALYMSYS) | C00-D49 |
| Q5129 | bevacizumab-adcd (vegzelma) | C00-D49 |
| J7999 | Compound drug, not otherwise classified | H35.32XX, E08.3XX, E08.32XX, E08.33XX, E08.34XX, E08.35XX, E09.32XX, E09.33XX, E09.34XX, E09.35XX, E10.32XX, E10.33XX, E10.34XX, E10.35XX, E11.32XX, E11.33XX, E11.34XX, E11.35XX |
Note: For wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or Retinopathy due to diabetes mellitus, claims will be reimbursed only when billed with an NDC for 4mL vial using an ophthalmology billing taxonomy.
If you have any questions, please refer to the Washington State Health Care Authority Prescription Drug Program Billing Guide or email our Claims Investigation Unit (CIU), cs.claimsdistribution@chpw.org.
