Does H91.90 require prior authorization?

No, H91.90 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

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`H91.90`, Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear

ICD-10-CM

Prior Authorization

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Documentation Required

Refer to LCD L34975 for the detailed reasonable and necessary clinical criteria and documentation required to support coverage of NEPs.
Use CPT codes 95925, 95926, 95927, 95928, 95929, 95938, and 95939 for Somatosensory Evoked Potentials/Responses (SEPs/SERs).
Use CPT codes 92651, 92652, and 92653 for Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials/Responses (BAEPs/BAERs).
Use CPT code 95930 for Visual Evoked Potentials/Responses (VEPs/VERs).

Key Coverage Criteria

Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs) — including Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEPs), Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEPs/BAERs), and Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPs/VERs) — are covered when determined to be reasonable and necessary in accordance with LCD L34975.
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.
Cochlear implantation is considered medically necessary whenbothcriterion 1andcriterion 2 listed below are met:The individual meetsAllthe following criteria (a through c):Has received limited benefit from conventional hearing aids;andIs able to participate* in a post-cochlear implant rehabilitation program;andAbsence of any of the following (i through iv):Active middle ear infections;orLesions in the auditory nerve; orLesions in the central auditory pathway;orAuditory neuropathy spectrum disorde [...]

7 Active Policies

NOVITAS-JH-L34975, Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)

NOVITAS-JH-L35007, Vestibular and Audiologic Function Studies

NOVITAS-JL-L35007, Vestibular and Audiologic Function Studies

A57434, Billing and Coding: Vestibular and Audiologic Function Studies

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H91.90, Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear