Does J4A.8 require prior authorization?

No, J4A.8 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`J4A.8`, Other chronic lung allograft dysfunction

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 patient identification (e.g., name, dates of service), and be made available to the contractor upon request.
Medical record must support the selected ICD-10-CM code(s) and the submitted CPT/HCPCS code must accurately describe the service performed.
The medical record must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
The ordering/referring physician's medical record (e.g., office/progress notes) must indicate the medical necessity/clinical indication for the oximetry study and the order for the test must state the clinical indication.

Noninvasive ear or pulse oximetry (CPT 94760, 94761) is covered when ordered by a physician or non-physician practitioner and determined medically necessary per LCD L33923.
Single or multiple determinations of oxygen saturation (ear or pulse oximetry) are medically necessary when the patient has a condition resulting in hypoxemia and there is a need to assess the status of a chronic respiratory condition, supplemental oxygen requirements, or a therapeutic regimen.
Continuous overnight ear or pulse oximetry is medically necessary when the patient has a condition for which intermittent arterial blood gas sampling is likely to miss important variations and the patient has a condition resulting in hypoxemia with a need to assess supplemental oxygen requirements or a therapeutic regimen.

FIRST_COAST-L33923, Noninvasive Ear or Pulse Oximetry For Oxygen Saturation

A57115, Billing and Coding: Noninvasive Ear or Pulse Oximetry For Oxygen Saturation

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