Summary & Overview
HCPCS Q5107: Bevacizumab-awwb (Mvasi) Injection, 10 mg
HCPCS Level II code Q5107 designates a 10 mg unit of bevacizumab-awwb (Mvasi), a biosimilar to bevacizumab used primarily in oncology and related indications. This billing code identifies the drug product for billing and inventory purposes and matters nationally because bevacizumab biosimilars affect drug procurement, oncology treatment costs, and payer coverage policies across outpatient infusion settings.
Key payers covered in this analysis include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find an explanation of the code’s clinical context and typical sites of service, as well as what to expect from payer coverage patterns and benchmarks where available. The publication summarizes billing considerations for unit-based biosimilar drug coding, highlights common modifiers used in practice (list provided separately), and outlines the operational implications for hospital outpatient departments and infusion centers.
This overview also describes the practical use of Q5107 on service lines, how it interacts with drug administration workflows, and the types of content included in the full publication (benchmarks, policy updates, and clinical context). Data not available in the input for associated taxonomies, ICD-10 diagnoses, and related codes.
Billing Code Overview
HCPCS Level II code Q5107 represents injection, bevacizumab-awwb, biosimilar, (mvasi), 10 mg. This code denotes a 10 mg unit of the biosimilar bevacizumab-awwb (Mvasi) product used for systemic administration.
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Service type: Parenteral administration of a biosimilar monoclonal antibody for oncologic and other indicated uses.
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Typical site of service: Hospital outpatient departments, physician offices/infusion centers, and ambulatory infusion centers where intravenous or other parenteral biologic therapies are administered.
Data not available in the input for associated taxonomies, ICD-10 diagnoses, and related codes.
Clinical & Coding Specifications
Clinical Context
A 62-year-old female with metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma presents to an outpatient oncology infusion clinic for systemic therapy. Her oncologist prescribes bevacizumab-awwb (Q5107) as part of a chemotherapy regimen to inhibit tumor angiogenesis. The clinical workflow begins with verification of the current chemotherapy order, allergy and vital sign assessment, review of recent labs (including basic metabolic panel and CBC), and confirmation of informed consent. The drug is prepared by the clinic pharmacy in a sterile environment and delivered to the infusion suite. A registered nurse performs vascular access, administers the infusion per institution protocol (IV infusion over the recommended timeframe), monitors for infusion reactions and hypertension during and after administration, documents lot number and units billed using the Q5107 HCPCS (per 10 mg unit), and provides post-infusion instructions. Typical sites of service include outpatient oncology infusion centers, hospital outpatient departments, and ambulatory infusion clinics.
Coding Specifications
| Modifier | Description | When to Use |
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JW | Drug wastage (discarded portion) | Use to report discarded portion of single-dose vial when billing only the amount administered and documenting wastage. |