Does H31.421 require prior authorization?

No, H31.421 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`H31.421`, Serous choroidal detachment, right eye

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

The diagnosis code(s) billed must best describe the patient’s condition for which the SCODI service was performed.
The patient's medical record must contain documentation that fully supports the medical necessity for SCODI services included within LCD L34380, including relevant medical history, physical examination, and results of pertinent diagnostic tests or procedures.
For services requiring a referring or ordering physician, the name and NPI of the referring/ordering physician must be reported on the claim.
The patient's medical record must contain documentation that fully supports the medical necessity for the visual fields testing in accordance with the applicable LCD.

Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI) is covered when the service meets the medical necessity criteria and is included within Local Coverage Determination L34380.
Taped and un-taped visual field testing count as one unit of service for MUE (medically unlikely edits) purposes.
Global visual field services (technical plus professional) are payable under Medicare Part B when billed in place of service: Office (11), Nursing Facility (32), and Independent Clinic (49).
The technical component of visual field testing is payable under Medicare Part B when billed in place of service: Office (11), Nursing Facility (32), Independent Clinic (49), Federally Qualified Health Center (50), and Rural Health Clinic (72).
The professional component of visual field testing is payable under Medicare Part B when billed in place of service: Office (11), Off-campus Outpatient Hospital (19), Inpatient Hospital (21), On-campus Outpatient Hospital (22), Emergency Room (23), Skilled Nursing Facility (31), Nursing Facility (32), Independent Clinic (49), and Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (62).
SCODI is medically reasonable and necessary for evaluation and monitoring of glaucoma when clinical data (optic nerve, retinal nerve fiber layer, anterior chamber, and visual field) are being used to diagnose or follow glaucoma.

CGS-J15-L34175, Ophthalmic Angiography (Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green)

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CGS-J15-L34061, Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)

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CGS-J15-L34399, Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

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CGS-J15-L38992, Electroretinography (ERG)

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