Does T86.23 require prior authorization?

Yes, T86.23 requires prior authorization (medium confidence). Conditional coverage; review criteria to confirm PA need.

`T86.23`, Heart transplant infection

ICD-10-CM

Prior Auth Required

Conditional coverage; review criteria to confirm PA need (medium confidence)

Claims must be supported by medical record documentation of the patient’s diagnosis/clinical condition and justification that the selected drug, dose, and route of administration are appropriate and medically necessary for the non-oncologic indication.
Billing must comply with Medicare rules and any applicable LCD prior authorization or documentation requirements; follow any specific forms or prior authorization processes required by the LCD or payer.
Claims must include the appropriate CPT® or PLA code; if no proprietary CPT/PLA code exists, bill with the appropriate CPT® code or CPT® 87999 if no other CPT describes the service.
Tests billed with CPT® 87999 or tests without a proprietary CPT/PLA code require submission of a DEX Z-code identifier and a MolDX Technical Assessment (TA).

Anti-neoplastic (chemotherapy) agent CPT/HCPCS codes may be used to bill for administration of these drugs when given to treat non-oncologic (noncancer) diagnoses if the drug is medically necessary for the patient’s condition and consistent with the standard of medical practice.
Monoclonal antibody agents and other biologic response modifiers may be administered and billed using chemotherapy administration codes for noncancer indications when the dose, route, and clinical use are appropriate and medically necessary.
Molecular syndromic infectious disease panels are covered when billed with the appropriate proprietary CPT® or PLA code and an accompanying ICD-10-CM diagnosis that documents medical necessity in the patient record.
FDA-cleared/approved molecular infectious disease tests performed consistent with their intended use are covered without a DEX Z-code when billed with an appropriate supporting ICD-10-CM code.
A panel is a single test (single unit of service UOS=1) and is covered as one service even if it reports multiple pathogens or targets.
Testing for additional organisms not included in a billed panel is covered when ordered in addition to the panel and supported by documentation in the medical record.

CGS-J15-L33959, Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography

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CGS-J15-L34338, Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

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CGS-J15-L34037, Flow Cytometry

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CGS-J15-L39038, MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

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