Does H53.033 require prior authorization?

No, H53.033 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`H53.033`, Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is 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, including complete name and 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).

CPT code 93355 is used to report transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) performed during transcatheter intracardiac therapies.
When contrast is used for a complete TEE procedure (probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report), bill CPT code 93312 (HCPCS C8925 for OPPS billing).
For congenital anomalies, use CPT code 93315 (HCPCS C8926 for OPPS billing) for the complete contrast TEE procedure.
Hospitals should bill echocardiograms without contrast using the applicable Level 1 CPT code descriptors and guidelines.
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).

CGS-J15-L34394, Visual Fields Testing

J15

CGS-J18-L34394, Visual Fields Testing

J18

A57483, Billing and Coding: Visual Fields

A57599, Billing and Coding: Visual Electrophysiology Testing

WPS-J5-L34615, Visual Fields

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