EviCore updates Radiation Oncology clinical guidelines effective November 5, 2026

​​​​EviCore, an independent company, updated its clinical guidelines for Radiation Oncology Services as of November 5, 2026. The updates apply to all Independence Blue Cross (IBX) and Independence Administrators plans participating in the EviCore Enhanced Utilization Management Program for Radiation Oncology.

Review the updated guidelines on EviCore's website.

New guideline

  • Iodine-131

Revised guidelines
  • ​Adrenal
  • Bladder
  • Breast
  • Cervical
  • Endometrial
  • Esophageal
  • Gastric
  • Hepatobiliary
  • IGRT
  • Kidney
  • Myeloma
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Non-Malignant Disorders
  • ​NSCLC
  • Pancreatic
  • Primary Craniospinal
  • Rectal
  • SIRT
  • Skin - Melanoma
  • Skin - Non-Melanoma
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • Thymoma
  • Urethral
  • Vulvar

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