# NCCN Compendium and drug compendia

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## TL;DR

Lists of recommended off-label and on-label drug uses that US insurers, including Medicare, use to decide what to pay for.

## Summary

The NCCN Compendium and the other drug compendia are lists of recommended on-label and off-label drug uses that US insurers, including Medicare, consult when deciding what to pay for. The NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium, alongside Micromedex, Lexicomp and Clinical Pharmacology, is recognised by CMS, so a Category 1 or 2A listing generally secures coverage even when the FDA label does not include that indication. This gives guideline panels de facto power over reimbursement and explains the term's link to Standard of care and to Label, indication and label expansion. It is tied to the Oncology EHR modules and treatment pathways technology and features in cost ideas on prior authorisation exemptions and real-time prior authorisation from the medical record.

## Fields

- Kind: Term
- Last checked: 2026-09-08

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Comprehensive_Cancer_Network
- NCCN Compendium: https://www.nccn.org/compendia-templates/compendia

## Connected records

- technologies: [Oncology EHR modules and treatment pathways](https://onco.cc/technologies/hospital-information-systems-oncology/)
- terms: [Label, indication and label expansion](https://onco.cc/terms/label-indication/), [Medicare coverage with evidence development](https://onco.cc/terms/medicare-ced/), [Standard of care](https://onco.cc/terms/standard-of-care/)
- ideas: [Answer prior authorisation requests in seconds from the medical record](https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-cost-real-time-pa-fhir/), [Exempt oncologists who follow the pathway from prior authorisation](https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-cost-gold-card-oncology/)

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