Does R45.0 require prior authorization?

No, R45.0 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`R45.0`, Nervousness

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Claims must meet the reasonable and necessary requirements described in the related LCD (L35101); providers must retain medical record documentation supporting medical necessity per the LCD.
When billing for services that are not covered, the claim must include the appropriate modifier to indicate non-coverage status.
When a second provider bills a diagnostic interview for a beneficiary they are seeing for the first time, documentation should support that it is the provider's first encounter with the beneficiary.
Medical necessity for the diagnostic assessment, psychological/neuropsychological tests, and psychotherapy must be documented in the medical record.

Diagnostic interview codes (e.g., CPT 90791/90792) are indicated for the initial evaluation of a beneficiary, and a second provider seeing the beneficiary for the first time may report diagnostic interview codes for that initial encounter.
CPT code 96105 is indicated for formal evaluation of aphasia using a standardized instrument (for example, the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination).
HCPCS codes G0017 and G0018 are appropriate for services provided in non-facility places of service other than Office.
Thyroid function testing is consideredmedically necessaryfor individuals who meet any of the following indications:
For evaluation of signs or symptoms consistent with thyroid disease;or
To evaluate, assess, or monitor confirmed or suspected thyroid disease;or

NOVITAS-JH-L35101, Psychiatric Codes

NOVITAS-JL-L35101, Psychiatric Codes

A57130, Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes

ANTHEM-CG-LAB-20, Thyroid Testing

ANTHEM-CG-LAB-30, Outpatient Laboratory-based Blood Glucose Testing

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