Does R68.0 require prior authorization?

No, R68.0 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Covered without prior authorization.

`R68.0`, Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Medical records must include history and physical notes, laboratory results, and documentation of signs and symptoms that warrant the head/neck diagnostic imaging.
Accurate HCPCS/CPT coding must be submitted to differentiate CT and MRI scans from other radiology services and to support coverage determinations.
Documentation and supporting information must be available to Medicare upon request.
Providers should check and apply Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits and applicable LCD guidance for correct code combinations before billing.

CT or MRI scans of the head or neck are covered when the medical record documents the scan is reasonable and necessary for diagnostic evaluation.
Coverage requires documentation supporting clinical indication such as history and physical exam findings, laboratory results, and signs or symptoms that justify the diagnostic test.
children and adolescents with mental illness
Mounted equine-assisted therapies (horse riding) as a component of EAT programs
Stroke (post-stroke hemiparesis; post-stroke patients in the 1st year post-stroke)
post-stroke patients with hemiparesis

ANTHEM-CG-LAB-24, Outpatient Urine Culture

ANTHEM-CG-LAB-20, Thyroid Testing

AETNA-CPB-0151, Hippotherapy

AETNA-CPB-0650, Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing: Selected Indications

A57204, Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

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