Does C60.8 require prior authorization?

No, C60.8 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`C60.8` — Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of penis

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

When reporting the JW modifier for discarded drug, the medical record must clearly show the amount administered and the amount wasted.
Medical record must document prior anthracycline therapy for patients receiving albumin-bound paclitaxel, or clearly document a clinical contraindication to anthracycline therapy.
For claims with no discarded amounts from single-dose containers or single-use packages, include the JZ modifier as evidence on the claim (effective July 1, 2023).
Document dose and frequency as consistent with the FDA label or recognized compendia for the indication (including citations to the compendia if used for off-label indications).

Paclitaxel administered intravenously is covered for antineoplastic (cancer) indications when used in accordance with the FDA-approved labeling.
Off-label uses of paclitaxel are covered when supported by recognized compendia (e.g., NCCN, AHFS, Clinical Pharmacology, Lexi-Drugs, Micromedex) and dosing/frequency follow those compendia.
Albumin-bound paclitaxel (Abraxane) is covered when prior therapy included an anthracycline unless anthracycline therapy is clinically contraindicated.
Bill CPT 17311-17315 for Mohs micrographic surgery when the surgeon removes the lesion and performs the intraoperative pathologic examination (surgeon prepares and interprets slides).
If the specimen(s) from the Mohs procedure are submitted to another physician (pathologist) who performs the frozen or permanent section examination, report the pathology by the performing pathologist (the service is not considered Mohs when the pathologist performs the exam).
Coverage is allowed for targeted genomic sequence analysis panels for treatment of solid organ neoplasms when the panel is a DNA analysis panel containing at least 5 gene tests for molecular biomarkers that meet Medicare coverage criteria.

A60309 — Billing and Coding: MolDX: Non-Next Generation Sequencing Targeted Molecular Panel Tests for Predictive Testing in Cancer

J05

A57858 — Billing and Coding: MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors

J05

L38168 — MolDX: Plasma-Based Genomic Profiling in Solid Tumors

J05

L38835 — MolDX: Minimal Residual Disease Testing for Cancer

J05

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