Does M51.17 require prior authorization?

No, M51.17 does not require prior authorization (medium confidence). Covered without prior authorization by at least one policy, though another does not cover it.

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`M51.17`, Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

ICD-10-CM

Prior Authorization

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization by at least one policy, though another does not cover it (medium confidence)

Documentation Required

All documentation must be maintained in the patient medical record, be legible, include patient identification and the identity of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for care, and be available to the contractor upon request.
Medical record documentation maintained by the ordering/treating physician must indicate the medical necessity and clinical indication(s) that led to ordering the drug test and support the selected diagnosis and CPT/HCPCS code(s).
All tests must be ordered in writing by the treating provider and the order must specify all drugs/drug classes to be tested; the physician’s order must include the clinical indication/medical necessity.

Key Coverage Criteria

Urine, blood, or oral fluid specimens may be used for drug testing, with urine preferred for broad screening of common drugs.
Medicare Part B will pay for drug screening services when all coverage criteria, limitations, and medical necessity requirements of LCD DL34645 are met.
Claims for drug screening services are payable under Medicare Part B only in these places of service: office (11), urgent care (20), independent clinic (49), federally qualified health center — freestanding (50), rural health clinic — freestanding (72), and independent laboratory (81).
Minimally-invasive surgical fusion of the sacroiliac (SI) joint is covered when the patient's medical record documents medical necessity per the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD), including relevant history, physical exam, and diagnostic test results supporting the procedure.
CPT codes 64400-64530 for peripheral nerve blocks may be reported on the date of surgery when performed for postoperative pain management only if the operative anesthesia is general anesthesia, subarachnoid injection, or epidural injection and the adequacy of intraoperative anesthesia is not dependent on the peripheral nerve block.
Peripheral nerve block services that are separate, medically necessary services which cannot be rendered by the surgeon may be reported if the surgeon documents the reason for referral and the additional services are justified in the medical record.

20 Active Policies

CGS-J15-L36029, Urine Drug Testing

J15

CGS-J15-L35897, Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

J15

CGS-J15-L39015, Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

J15

CGS-J18-L39015, Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

J18

CGS-J18-L36029, Urine Drug Testing

J18

CGS-J18-L35897, Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

J18

WPS-J5-L34594, Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

WPS-J5-L34616, Psychiatry and Psychology Services

A58777, Billing and Coding: Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

A59434, Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Wound

WPS-J5-L39054, Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

A56915, Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing

A57478, Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

WPS-J5-L34645, Urine Drug Testing

A57480, Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services

NGS-J6-L36850, Peripheral Nerve Blocks

NGS-J6-L36406, Minimally-invasive Surgical (MIS) Fusion of the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint

NGS-J6-L35098, Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

A57431, Billing and Coding: Minimally-invasive Surgical (MIS) Fusion of the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint

A57452, Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Blocks

`M51.17`, Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

Prior Authorization

Documentation Required

Key Coverage Criteria

20 Active Policies

Related Codes

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M51.17, Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

Prior Authorization

Documentation Required

Key Coverage Criteria

20 Active Policies

Related Codes

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`M51.17`, Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region