Does H02.881 require prior authorization?

No, H02.881 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`H02.881`, Meibomian gland dysfunction right upper eyelid

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

The medical record must include the ordering/provider assessment related to the patient's complaint, relevant medical history, results of pertinent tests/procedures, and a signed and dated office visit record or operative report.
For Group 2 ICD-10-CM and Group 2 CPT codes, documentation must include visual field results and/or photographs supporting functional impairment.
For induction of visually compromising dermatochalasis by ptosis repair with large levator aponeurosis dehiscence, documentation must show the dehiscence and an operative note indicating skin excess after ptosis repair and necessity of blepharoplasty.
When a referring/ordering physician is required, the claim must report the referring/ordering physician's name and NPI; diagnostic test claims should report the test result or the symptoms prompting the test if the result is unknown.

Blepharoplasty is covered when medical necessity is documented in the medical record, including relevant history, physical exam, and diagnostic test results that support the procedure per the applicable LCD.
For Group 2 ICD-10-CM/CPT codes, coverage requires documentation of visual field testing results and/or photographs demonstrating functional visual impairment from eyelid pathology.
Blepharoplasty may be covered when visually compromising dermatochalasis is induced by ptosis repair in patients with large levator aponeurosis dehiscence if documentation shows the dehiscence and an operative note documents residual skin excess after ptosis repair that makes blepharoplasty necessary.
Visual field testing is covered when billed to the Part A or Part B MAC with a valid ICD-10-CM diagnosis code that best describes the patient’s condition and when the service is reasonable and necessary.
For diagnostic visual field tests, report the test result on the claim if known; if the result is not known, report the signs or symptoms that prompted the test.
If the service requires a referring/ordering physician, include the ordering/referring physician’s name and NPI on the claim.

CGS-J15-L34200, Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

J15

CGS-J15-L34393, Ocular Photography - External

J15

CGS-J15-L34394, Visual Fields Testing

J15

CGS-J15-L33944, Blepharoplasty

J15

CGS-J18-L34394, Visual Fields Testing

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