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SYNVISC ConnectionSM Reimbursement Support

SYNVISC ConnectionSYNVISC® (hylan G-F 20) has excellent coverage and reimbursement. However, everyone knows that sometimes difficult reimbursement situations can occur. Now, with SYNVISC Connection, understanding this process has never been easier. This reimbursement program was created specifically to help you streamline the reimbursement process for SYNVISC. Customized to fit your needs, it provides expert support, information, and tools through multiple access points (phone, fax, to accommodate your preferences. This comprehensive service will reduce administrative barriers–and help you focus on treating your patients.

SYNVISC Connection offers the following services:

  • Prior Authorization Assistance
    • Verifies payer PA requirements for customers in 2 to 3 business days, and assists in obtaining approval for SYNVISC
    • Increases ability to focus on patient needs
    • Provides office with payer-specific PA form
  • Specialty Pharmacy Referral
    • Verifies patient-specific benefits to determine if Specialty Pharmacy is an option
    • Provides necessary Specialty Pharmacy order forms to obtain SYNVISC
  • General Reimbursement Inquiries
    • Offers immediate assistance with questions regarding coding and reimbursement
    • Ensures your office has the most current coding information
    • Prevents denied or unpaid claims
  • Insurance Verifications
    • Verifies patient- or plan-specific coverage for SYNVISC
  • Clean Claims Program
    • Confirms accurate coding of medical claim prior to submission
    • Follows up with payer to verify claim is processed and paid
    • Disputes payer decision to deny or underpay claim and works with insurer to resolve coding issues
    • Follows up with payer weekly unless payer provides a specific turnaround time

To access the SYNVISC Connection, call 1-800-982-8292, M-F, 9am-6pm (EST) for expert reimbursement assistance every step of the way.

Alternatively, if you would like to fax an insurance research request directly to the SYNVISC Connection, you may complete an Insurance Verification Request Form (Word, 34K),
and fax it to 1-800-508-8083.




Important Safety Information

SYNVISC® (hylan G-F 20) is indicated for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative nonpharmacologic therapy and simple analgesics, e.g., acetaminophen. In clinical trials, the most commonly reported adverse events were transient local pain, swelling, and/or effusion in the injected knee. In some cases, these symptoms have been extensive. Other side effects such as rash have been reported rarely.

SYNVISC is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to hyaluronan products or patients with infections in or around the knee. Use caution when using SYNVISC in patients allergic to avian proteins, feathers, or egg products; who have evidence of venous or lymphatic stasis in the leg to be treated; or who have severe inflammation in the knee joint to be treated. Patients should be advised to avoid strenuous or prolonged weight-bearing activities after treatment. Strict adherence to aseptic technique must be followed to avoid joint infection. The safety and effectiveness of SYNVISC in children and in pregnant or lactating women have not been established. It is unknown whether SYNVISC is excreted in human milk.

View the Complete Prescribing Information for SYNVISC (PDF, 146k)