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Response to Comments: Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone

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A55055
Article Title
Response to Comments: Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone
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Response to Comments
Original Effective Date
07/12/2016
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The number of comments were few, partly because several clinical societies were given early drafts of this policy and the policy was adopted to include their suggestions

Response To Comments

NumberCommentResponse
1Commenter felt that morning levels of testosterone was not needed for older men, but guidelines from the societies recommend morning levels and suggested that doses of exogenous testosterone can affect fertility, and Medicare may cover younger men with various types of disabilities. The policy recommends bioavailable or free testosterone as types of tests to obtain. Many times there is more variability in the lab results than in the time of testing. Lower limits of testosterone are also not well standardized.
2Commenter requested that baseline PSA (and subsequent levels after testosterone supplementation) be drawn before and after hormone therapy.There is some controversy in the use of PSA as a screening test for prostate cancer, and there is disagreement in the literature as to the effect of exogenous testosterone on some prostate cancers. Noridian included the recommendation.
3Commenter wanted Noridian to add words “replacement therapy” in the description of the policy. Noridian added the words "replacement therapy" to the description of the policy.

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L36569 - Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone
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