Does E1699 require prior authorization?

Yes, E1699 requires prior authorization (high confidence). At least one active policy explicitly requires prior authorization.

`E1699`, Dialysis equipment, not otherwise specified

HCPCS/CPT

Prior Auth Required

At least one active policy explicitly requires prior authorization (high confidence)

Physician prescription is required for home hemodialysis and for use of portable/home hemodialysis systems (NxStage, Tablo).
When using devices or modalities with limited evidence (portable machines, wearable devices, bioengineered vessels, DCB angioplasty, BCM, ViE-m, HIF-PHIs), documentation should include indication, supporting clinical rationale, and acknowledgment of current evidence limitations (implicit from text recommending further study and noting limitations).
Records supporting the need for specific equipment or supplies (e.g., demonstration of home water quality to justify a water softening system when RO is used).
Documentation of initiation circumstances if emergency reserve supplies are provided (one-time allowance up to 1 month).

Hemodialysis or intermittent peritoneal dialysis for renal failure up to 3 times per week.
Hemodialysis and intermittent peritoneal dialysis performed more than 3 times per week for renal failure when one or more of the following conditions are present and refractory to dialysis 3 times per week: hyperkalemia (E87.5), hypophosphatemia (E83.39), pregnancy (O00.0-O9A.53; Z33.1; Z33.3; Z3A.00-Z3A.49), fluid overload (E87.70-E87.79), acute pericarditis (I30.0-I30.9), congestive heart failure (I50.1-I50.9), pulmonary edema (J81.0-J81.1), or severe catabolic state/age-related physical debil [...]
Home hemodialysis when prescribed by a physician for members with end-stage renal disease (N18.6).
Up to 1 month's supplies in reserve in case of emergency are considered medically necessary; this is a one-time allowance.
CPT codes covered if selection criteria is met: 90935, 90937, 90999, 99512 (hemodialysis-related codes).
Tablo Hemodialysis System ... is FDA cleared for use in patients with acute and/or chronic renal failure, with or without ultrafiltration, in an acute or chronic care facility. ... The Tablo Hemodialysis System is also indicated for use in the home (FDA, 2020).

EVICORE-HPLAN-CIGNA_MEDICARE-268F28B96146, Cigna Medicare Advantage Durable Medical Equipment Code List - Effective 01/01/2025

AETNA-CPB-0541, Dialysis

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