Does S9122 require prior authorization?

Yes, S9122 requires prior authorization (high confidence). At least one active policy explicitly requires prior authorization.

What is the Medicare reimbursement rate for S9122?

Medicare facility rate: N/A. Non-facility rate: N/A. Work RVU: 0.00.

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`S9122`, Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, providing care in the home; per

HCPCS/CPT

Prior Authorization

Prior Auth Required

At least one active policy explicitly requires prior authorization (high confidence)

Medicare Pricing

Work RVU

0.00

Facility

N/A

Non-Facility

N/A

Key Coverage Criteria

I. Home health services are consideredmedically necessarywhenallof the followingcriteriaA through Dare met:
The individual is confined to the home:The individual’s overall physical/medical condition poses a serious and significant impediment to receiving intermittent or occasional, skilled, medically necessary services outside the home setting. In general, the condition of these individuals should be such that there exists a normal inability to leave home and, consequently, leaving home would require a considerable and taxing effort;andIf the individual does in fact leave the home, the absences from t [...]
The individual’s overall physical/medical condition poses a serious and significant impediment to receiving intermittent or occasional, skilled, medically necessary services outside the home setting. In general, the condition of these individuals should be such that there exists a normal inability to leave home and, consequently, leaving home would require a considerable and taxing effort;and
If the individual does in fact leave the home, the absences from the home are infrequent or for periods of relatively short duration, or are attributable to the need to receive health care treatment. The following are examples of acceptable medical and non-medical absences (these examples are not all-inclusive and are provided as a means to illustrate the kinds of infrequent or unique events an individual may attend):Medical absences to receive health care treatment, including but not limited to [...]

4 Active Policies

ANTHEM-CG-MED-23, Home Health

EVICORE-HPLAN-CIGNA-F5290F1D2F69, Cigna Commercial Home Health Code List - Effective 03/07/2026

EVICORE-HPLAN-CIGNA-AFCE721BA4F3, Cigna Comprehensive Code List - Effective 03/07/2026

EVICORE-HPLAN-CIGNA_MEDICARE-7E679040BEBB, Cigna Medicare Advantage Home Health Code List - Effective 01/01/2025

`S9122`, Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, providing care in the home; per

Prior Authorization

Medicare Pricing

Key Coverage Criteria

4 Active Policies

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S9122, Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, providing care in the home; per

Prior Authorization

Medicare Pricing

Key Coverage Criteria

4 Active Policies

Related Codes

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`S9122`, Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, providing care in the home; per