Does D83.9 require prior authorization?

No, D83.9 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`D83.9`, Common variable immunodeficiency, unspecified

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Claims missing required NOC narrative information or with incorrect unit reporting will be rejected as unprocessable and may show remark code M123.
All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include complete patient identification and dates of service, and be produced upon contractor request.
Medical records must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for the care.
The submitted medical record must support the ICD-10-CM code(s), the CPT/HCPCS code(s) billed, and the medical necessity of services as stated in the applicable NCD and LCD.

Billing and coding guidance in this article applies when immune globulin use meets the reasonable and necessary coverage criteria established in LCD L35093.
IVIG is covered only for indications specified as covered in the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and when medical necessity criteria in that LCD are met.
Coverage requires documentation that the immune globulin therapy is reasonable and necessary in accordance with LCD L34007 and applicable NCDs.
Molecular syndromic infectious disease panels are covered when billed with the appropriate proprietary CPT® or PLA code and an accompanying ICD-10-CM diagnosis that documents medical necessity in the patient record.
FDA-cleared/approved molecular infectious disease tests performed consistent with their intended use are covered without a DEX Z-code when billed with an appropriate supporting ICD-10-CM code.
A panel is a single test (single unit of service UOS=1) and is covered as one service even if it reports multiple pathogens or targets.

CGS-J15-L39038, MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

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CGS-J15-L35891, Intravenous Immune Globulin

J15

CGS-J18-L35891, Intravenous Immune Globulin

J18

CGS-J18-L39038, MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

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