Does D50.8 require prior authorization?

No, D50.8 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`D50.8`, Other iron deficiency anemias

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record and made available to the contractor upon request.
Every page of the record must be legible and include appropriate patient identification information (e.g., complete name, dates of service).
The documentation must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
The submitted medical record must support the use of the selected ICD-10-CM code(s).

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is covered when it meets the reasonable and necessary requirements specified in Local Coverage Determination L33583.
Flow cytometry is considered medically necessary for the evaluation of any of the following: Hematopoietic/hematologic cancers; Immunodeficiency disorders, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency virus syndrome (AIDS); Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Transplantation.
Diagnosis and/or evaluation of hematopoietic cancers, including lymphomas and leukemia, plasma cell neoplasms, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative neoplasms, and certain anemias (as described in General Background).
Monitoring lymphocyte populations (e.g., T-cells, NK cells), including CD4 and CD8 counts and CD4/CD8 ratio for management of HIV disease (eligibility for antiretroviral therapy, monitoring immune restoration, guiding treatment against opportunistic infections).
Detection of minimal residual disease and detection of antigens used as therapeutic drug targets for cancer therapy (hematologic malignancies).
Diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) — flow cytometry is considered the gold standard for identifying peripheral blood cells missing GPI-anchored proteins.

FIRST_COAST-L33583, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

A57063, Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

CIGNA-0538, Flow Cytometry

CIGNA-0567, Serum Folate and Red Blood Cell Folate Testing

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