Does B02.0 require prior authorization?

No, B02.0 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`B02.0`, Zoster encephalitis

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

To bill for these (denied) procedures, providers must report CPT code 64999 for both trial and permanent electrode-array insertions and indicate whether the procedure is a trial or permanent in the claim narrative/comment field adjacent to CPT 64999.
For Part B claims enter 1 unit of service (UOS) and include the text 'Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation', 'PNFS', 'Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation', or 'PSFS' adjacent to CPT 64999 and whether the procedure is permanent or trial in the comment/narrative field (e.g., Loop 2400 or SV101-7 for 5010A1 837P; Item 19 for paper claims).
For Part A claims enter 1 UOS and include the text 'Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation', 'PNFS', 'Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation', or 'PSFS' adjacent to CPT 64999 and whether the procedure is permanent or trial in the comment/narrative field (e.g., Line SV02-7 for 837I electronic claims; Block 80 on the UB-04 form).

Regional or local nerve blocks performed as an adjunct to, or as the sole means of, regional/local anesthesia for an operative procedure are not affected by this noncoverage policy (i.e., such intraoperative regional/local anesthesia is allowed).
Ambulatory continuous EEG is covered only if a prior routine “resting” EEG was performed before the ambulatory EEG.
Routine EEGs covered under this policy are those described by CPT codes 95812, 95813, 95816, 95819, or 95822.
A routine EEG is defined as a recording of less than a 24-hour continuous duration.
CT or MRI scans of the head or neck are covered when the medical record documents the scan is reasonable and necessary for diagnostic evaluation.
Coverage requires documentation supporting clinical indication such as history and physical exam findings, laboratory results, and signs or symptoms that justify the diagnostic test.

AETNA-CPB-0115, Varicella and Herpes Zoster Vaccines

AETNA-CPB-0650, Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing: Selected Indications

A55530, Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

A56034, Billing and Coding: Nerve Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy

A56612, Billing and Coding: CT of the Head

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