Does L10.2 require prior authorization?

No, L10.2 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`L10.2`, Pemphigus foliaceous

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Claims must be supported by medical record documentation of the patient’s diagnosis/clinical condition and justification that the selected drug, dose, and route of administration are appropriate and medically necessary for the non-oncologic indication.
Billing must comply with Medicare rules and any applicable LCD prior authorization or documentation requirements; follow any specific forms or prior authorization processes required by the LCD or payer.
Claims should reference and be supported by LCD L34580 and follow the billing/coding guidelines in this article; specific documentation requirements (e.g., medical records, prior authorization) are those detailed in LCD L34580.
Claims missing required NOC narrative information or with incorrect unit reporting will be rejected as unprocessable and may show remark code M123.

Anti-neoplastic (chemotherapy) agent CPT/HCPCS codes may be used to bill for administration of these drugs when given to treat non-oncologic (noncancer) diagnoses if the drug is medically necessary for the patient’s condition and consistent with the standard of medical practice.
Monoclonal antibody agents and other biologic response modifiers may be administered and billed using chemotherapy administration codes for noncancer indications when the dose, route, and clinical use are appropriate and medically necessary.
Billing and coding for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) should follow the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L34580 and the billing/coding guidelines in this article as a complement to that LCD.
Billing and coding guidance in this article applies when immune globulin use meets the reasonable and necessary coverage criteria established in LCD L35093.
IVIG is covered only for indications specified as covered in the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and when medical necessity criteria in that LCD are met.
Coverage requires documentation that the immune globulin therapy is reasonable and necessary in accordance with LCD L34007 and applicable NCDs.

CGS-J15-L35891, Intravenous Immune Globulin

J15

CGS-J18-L35891, Intravenous Immune Globulin

J18

A55639, Billing and Coding: Chemotherapy Agents for Non-Oncologic Conditions

WPS-J5-L34771, Immune Globulins

WPS-J5-L37205

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