Does 37186 require prior authorization?

No, 37186 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

What is the Medicare reimbursement rate for 37186?

Medicare facility rate: $217.77. Non-facility rate: $1157.34. Work RVU: 4.80.

HCPCS/CPT

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Work RVU

4.80

Facility

$217.77

Non-Facility

$1157.34

When an ABN is issued and liability is being transferred, a signed ABN Form CMS-R-131 must be retained in the beneficiary record; Part A MAC claims require occurrence code 32 and the ABN date.
The medical record must include the ordering provider's assessment related to the patient's complaint for the visit and relevant medical history.
Results of pertinent tests or procedures must be documented; for diagnostic tests, report the test result if known or otherwise the symptoms prompting the test.
Office visit records and operative reports must be signed and dated; all services ordered or rendered to Medicare beneficiaries must be signed.

Claims for dialysis access maintenance billed to Medicare Part A or Part B should be submitted when coding conforms to the applicable Local Coverage Determination L34062 and applicable NCCI and OPPS coding/packaging edits.
For services that require a referring or ordering physician, claims must include the referring/ordering physician's name and NPI to be eligible for payment.
Endovascular revascularization is appropriate when the individualized, patient-centered clinical decision favors endovascular over open or hybrid revascularization for peripheral arterial disease of the upper or lower extremities.
Anatomically less-complex lesions in patients with claudication or chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) are typically treated with an endovascular approach.
Percutaneous or open interventions to restore or maintain functional patency of an arteriovenous (AV) dialysis access (AV fistula or AV graft) for compromised flow, threatened occlusion, recent thrombosis, or structural abnormalities such as pseudoaneurysm.
Percutaneous evaluation and treatment for fistulae that are failing to mature as expected (non-maturing fistula).

A56460 — Billing and Coding: Dialysis Access Maintenance

A60246 — Billing and Coding: Endovascular Management for Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Upper and Lower Extremities

L34062 — Dialysis Access Maintenance

L40227 — Endovascular Management for Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Upper and Lower Extremities

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