Does C2596 require prior authorization?

No, C2596 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`C2596` — Probe, image-guided, robotic, waterjet ablation

HCPCS/CPT

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

When required, the name and NPI of the referring/ordering physician must be reported on the claim.
The claim must include a valid ICD-10-CM diagnosis code that best describes the patient's condition for which the service was performed.
Providers should verify and comply with applicable NCCI and OPPS requirements prior to billing Medicare for these procedures.
Maintain all documentation in the patient's medical record and make it available to the contractor upon request.

Transurethral waterjet ablation of the prostate is covered only when it is reasonable and necessary and the patient meets the clinical criteria specified in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L38712.
Transurethral waterjet ablation of the prostate is covered only when it meets the reasonable and necessary requirements specified in Local Coverage Determination L38726.
Fluid Jet System Treatment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is the covered service addressed by this coding article and should be billed in accordance with the applicable LCD for the procedure.
Procedures using devices that have been approved for marketing by the FDA (including 510(k) cleared devices) may be considered for Medicare coverage when the service is reasonable and necessary to treat illness or injury as determined by the A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors (A/B MACs).
Procedures performed within qualifying clinical trials that meet the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Routine Costs in Clinical Trials (310.1) or within FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trials may be covered for routine costs and otherwise reasonable and necessary services.
Patient has prostate volume between 30 and 150 cc.

L40194 — Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the Prostate

J05

L38682 — Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the Prostate

J05

A58209 — Billing and Coding: Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the Prostate

J05

L35490 — Category III Codes

J05

L40177

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