Does C77.8 require prior authorization?

No, C77.8 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`C77.8` — Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of multiple regions

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Medical records for patients receiving a once‑yearly implant must document ongoing follow‑up visits at least every 3 to 4 months and must be provided upon request; lack of requested documentation will result in denial as not medically necessary.
Physician documentation supporting reasonable expectation of survival >12 months is required for coverage of once‑yearly implants for prostate cancer.
Billing frequency should match the drug formulation administered (e.g., bill Vantas 50 mg implant once per 12 months, Eligard 22.5 mg billed per its 3‑month formulation); medical record must support billed frequency when requested.
The supplier must enter a diagnosis code corresponding to the beneficiary's cancer diagnosis on each claim for oral antiemetic drugs.

GnRH/LHRH analogs (leuprolide, goserelin, triptorelin, histrelin, leuprolide mesylate/Camcevi) are covered for FDA‑approved indications and for recognized off‑label uses that meet the criteria of LCD L33394.
Leuprolide acetate and histrelin implants administered every 12 months are covered for treatment of prostate cancer when the treating physician reasonably expects the patient to survive at least 12 months.
GnRH analogs are covered when administered at frequencies consistent with the specific product's labeled duration of action (e.g., monthly, every 3, 4, 6, or 12 months).
An oral antiemetic drug is covered when it has been ordered by the treating practitioner as part of a cancer chemotherapy regimen.
An oral antiemetic drug is covered when the drug is FDA‑approved for use as an antiemetic.
An oral antiemetic drug is covered when it is used as a full therapeutic replacement for an intravenous antiemetic that would otherwise have been administered at the time of the chemotherapy treatment.

A58205 — Billing and Coding: MolDX: Phenotypic Biomarker Detection from Circulating Tumor Cells

J05

L36797 — MolDX: NRAS Genetic Testing

J05

L36807 — MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT)

J05

A55147 — Billing and Coding: MolDX: bioTheranostics Cancer TYPE ID Update

J05

A57581

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