Provider Alert! Coverage of Vyjuvek (procedure code J3401) Begins January 2024; Prior Authorization Effective February 2024
Date: December 6, 2023 Attention: All Providers Prior Authorization Effective Date: February 1, 2024 Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that on January 1, 2024, Vyjuvek will become a benefit of Medicaid and CHIP. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will require prior authorization for Vyjuvek (procedure code J3401) for Medicaid and CHIP, effective February 1, 2024. Vyjuvek is the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved topical gene therapy that delivers new COL7A1 genes...
