Does C44.221 require prior authorization?

No, C44.221 does not require prior authorization (medium confidence). Covered without prior authorization by at least one policy, though another does not cover it.

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`C44.221`, Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

ICD-10-CM

Prior Authorization

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization by at least one policy, though another does not cover it (medium confidence)

Documentation Required

The patient's medical record must contain documentation that fully supports medical necessity for services included in the related LCD, including relevant medical history, physical examination, and results of pertinent diagnostic tests or procedures.
Include a treatment prescription that defines treatment goals and specific dose-volume parameters for the target and nearby critical structures, and details of beam delivery such as method of beam modulation, field arrangement, and expected positional and range uncertainties.

Key Coverage Criteria

Proton beam therapy is covered when the service meets the medical necessity criteria specified in the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and those criteria are documented in the medical record.
Coverage is allowed for targeted genomic sequence analysis panels for treatment of solid organ neoplasms when the panel is a DNA analysis panel containing at least 5 gene tests for molecular biomarkers that meet Medicare coverage criteria.
Coverage is allowed when the genomic testing is expected to influence the treatment of the condition (i.e., documentation supports that test results will affect clinical management of the solid organ neoplasm).
Genomic testing of acquired conditions such as malignancies, including separate malignancies developing at different times, is permitted when medically reasonable and necessary to assess response or other clinically relevant criteria.
Initial MRD testing is covered for patients with cancer when baseline tumor profiling from a prior analysis is utilized, using listed bespoke/plasma-series MRD tests (e.g., Signatera Bespoke Assay Design + Plasma Series Bundle, RaDaR Bespoke Assay Design + Plasma Series Bundle, Oncodetect Bespoke Assay Design + Plasma Test Bundle, Guardant Reveal MRD Bundle, Guardant360 Response).
Subsequent MRD testing for patients with cancer is covered only if there is clinical evidence of an a priori change in tumor genetic content in accordance with NCD 90.2.

20 Active Policies

CGS-J15-L40225, MolDX: Non-Next Generation Sequencing Targeted Molecular Panel Tests for Predictive Testing in Cancer

J15

CGS-J15-L38065, MolDX: Plasma-Based Genomic Profiling in Solid Tumors

J15

CGS-J15-L38067, MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors

J15

CGS-J15-L38822, MolDX: Minimal Residual Disease Testing for Cancer

J15

CGS-J18-L38065, MolDX: Plasma-Based Genomic Profiling in Solid Tumors

J18

CGS-J18-L38822, MolDX: Minimal Residual Disease Testing for Cancer

J18

CGS-J18-L38067, MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors

J18

CGS-J18-L40225, MolDX: Non-Next Generation Sequencing Targeted Molecular Panel Tests for Predictive Testing in Cancer

J18

WPS-J5-L40277, MolDX: Non-Next Generation Sequencing Targeted Molecular Panel Tests for Predictive Testing in Cancer

A57858, Billing and Coding: MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors

A58468, Billing and Coding: MolDX: Minimal Residual Disease Testing for Solid Tumor Cancers

A58756, Billing and Coding: MolDX: Lab-Developed Tests for Inherited Cancer Syndromes in Patients with Cancer

WPS-J5-L39040, MolDX: Lab-Developed Tests for Inherited Cancer Syndromes in Patients with Cancer

WPS-J5-L38835, MolDX: Minimal Residual Disease Testing for Cancer

WPS-J5-L38158, MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors

A59429, Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Biomarker Testing for Risk Stratification of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A56827, Billing and Coding: Proton Beam Therapy

A56867, Billing and Coding: Genomic Sequence Analysis Panels in the Treatment of Solid Organ Neoplasms

NGS-J6-L37810, Genomic Sequence Analysis Panels in the Treatment of Solid Organ Neoplasms

NGS-J6-L35075, Proton Beam Therapy

`C44.221`, Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

Prior Authorization

Documentation Required

Key Coverage Criteria

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Related Codes

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C44.221, Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

Prior Authorization

Documentation Required

Key Coverage Criteria

20 Active Policies

Related Codes

Have a follow-up question?

`C44.221`, Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal