Does D22.61 require prior authorization?

No, D22.61 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`D22.61` — Melanocytic nevi of right upper limb, including shoulder

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Maintain all documentation in the patient’s medical record and make it available to the contractor upon request.
Ensure every page of the record is legible and includes appropriate patient identification information, such as complete name and dates of service.
Include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
The submitted medical record must support the use of the selected ICD-10-CM code(s).

Report histopathologic examination separately when performed using CPT codes 88304-88305.
Select the CPT code for lesion removal by measuring the greatest clinical diameter of the apparent lesion plus the margin required for complete excision, with measurement made prior to excision.
When shave removal is performed solely to obtain a pathologic diagnosis, report tangential (shave) biopsy CPT codes 11102-11103 instead of shave removal codes.
Follow the reasonable and necessary requirements in LCD L34938 for coverage determinations of benign skin lesion removal.
CPT codes 64400-64530 for peripheral nerve blocks may be reported on the date of surgery when performed for postoperative pain management only if the operative anesthesia is general anesthesia, subarachnoid injection, or epidural injection and the adequacy of intraoperative anesthesia is not dependent on the peripheral nerve block.
Peripheral nerve block services that are separate, medically necessary services which cannot be rendered by the surgeon may be reported if the surgeon documents the reason for referral and the additional services are justified in the medical record.

A59261 — Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Assays for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma

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A57482 — Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

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L35498 — Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

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L39479 — MolDX: Molecular Assays for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma

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