Does E45 require prior authorization?

No, E45 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`E45`, Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

The submitted medical record must support the selected ICD-10-CM code(s), and the submitted CPT/HCPCS code must accurately describe the service performed.
The medical record must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
When billing CPT 84999 for the listed tests, include a note identifying the specific test in the Remarks (Part A) or Narrative (Part B) area of the claim.
All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include patient identification (e.g., complete name) and dates of service, and be made available to the contractor upon request.

For tests that currently lack specific CPT codes (functional intracellular analysis and total antioxidant function), bill using CPT 84999 and add a note identifying which test was performed in the Remarks area for Part A claims and the Narrative area for Part B claims.
Coverage and reasonable/necessary determinations for assays for vitamins and metabolic function are governed by LCD L34914 and claims must meet that LCD's requirements to be covered.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is covered when it meets the reasonable and necessary requirements specified in Local Coverage Determination L33583.
Vitamin B12 injections are covered only when reasonable and necessary per Local Coverage Determination L33967.
Therapeutic EGD is covered for removal of foreign bodies from the esophagus or stomach.
EGD is covered for persistent upper abdominal distress (e.g., gastroesophageal reflux disease) that continues despite an appropriate trial of symptomatic therapy.

FIRST_COAST-L33583, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

FIRST_COAST-L33967, Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> Injections

A57063, Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

NOVITAS-L34914, Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

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