Does H66.92 require prior authorization?

No, H66.92 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`H66.92`, Otitis media, unspecified, left ear

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include appropriate patient identification (e.g., full name) and dates of service, and be made available to the contractor upon request.
The record 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 selected ICD-10-CM code(s) and the submitted CPT/HCPCS code must accurately describe the service performed.
When E/M services are reported with allergy testing, medical documentation of the separately identifiable E/M service must be present in the medical record and modifier -25 must be used.

CPT codes 92553, 92557, and 92568 are allowable when the beneficiary has current long-term use of ototoxic antibiotics.
The professional component (PC) of CPT codes 92537, 92538, 92541, 92542, 92544, 92545, 92546, 92587, 92588, 92651, 92652, and 92653 may be reported when the PC is performed in inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation facilities, nursing facilities (when Part A benefits are exhausted), hearing and speech centers, independent clinics, or independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTF).
Technical-only CPT codes 92547, 92552, 92553, 92555, 92556, 92562, 92563, 92565, 92571, 92572, 92575, 92576, 92577, 92582, 92583, and 92584 may be reported when performed in office settings, clinics, hearing and speech centers, and nursing facilities.
Payment for technical components of TC/PC services (when the PC is performed by an appropriate professional) and for technical-only services is allowed to hospitals.
Allergy testing is covered when the patient has clinically significant allergic symptoms and conservative therapy has failed.
Allergy testing includes performance, evaluation, and reading of cutaneous and mucous membrane tests together with physician history (including immunologic history), physical examination, antigen selection, and interpretation of results.

WPS-J5-L36402, Allergy Testing

A57473, Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing

WPS-J8-L36402, Allergy Testing

NOVITAS-JH-L35007, Vestibular and Audiologic Function Studies

NOVITAS-JL-L35007, Vestibular and Audiologic Function Studies

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