Does Q81.9 require prior authorization?

No, Q81.9 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`Q81.9`, Epidermolysis bullosa, unspecified

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Clinical records must clearly document medical necessity and an explicit rationale for why removal is not cosmetic when billing CPT 17106-17108.
Coding and billing guidance must be used with the associated Local Coverage Determination; coverage details for CPT 11055-11057 are delineated in the Medicare Internet-Only Manual and should be followed for claims.
Claims must include an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code that represents the reason for the procedure, billed to the highest level of specificity and linked to the appropriate procedure code.
Medical records must support that a surgical debridement was performed when billing surgical debridement CPT codes (11000-11012, 11042-11047).

Removal of benign skin lesions billed with CPT 17106, 17107, or 17108 is covered only when clinical records document medical necessity and explicitly state why the procedure is not cosmetic.
Treatment of hyperkeratotic lesions (e.g., corns and calluses) billed with CPT 11055, 11056, or 11057 is covered as described in the Medicare Internet-Only Manual.
CPT 97597, 97598, and 97602 are appropriate for medically necessary selective or non-selective debridement of skin ulcers, circumscribed dermal infections, conditions affecting contiguous deeper structures, and removal of ground-in dirt (e.g., road abrasions) when supported by the medical record.
Surgical debridement CPT codes 11000-11012 and 11042-11047 are appropriate to report when surgical removal of devitalized tissue is performed and the CPT code selected reflects the deepest tissue type actually removed.
Paring codes CPT 11055-11057 may be used for paring/cutting of symptomatic hyperkeratosis when the medical record documents the lesion is symptomatic and thus medically necessary.
Low-frequency, non-contact, non-thermal ultrasound (MIST therapy) CPT 97610 is allowable for treatment of a qualifying wound (one 97610 service per day).

ANTHEM-CG-SURG-127, Products for Wound Healing and Soft Tissue Grafting: Medically Necessary Uses

AETNA-CPB-0355, Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption (Prosorba Column)

AETNA-CPB-0606, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Diseases and Miscellaneous Indications

A57161, Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)

A58565, Billing and Coding: Wound and Ulcer Care

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