Does J1553 require prior authorization?

No, J1553 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`J1553`, Injection, immune globulin (yimmugo), 100 mg

HCPCS/CPT

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Claims missing required NOC narrative information or with incorrect unit reporting will be rejected as unprocessable and may show remark code M123.
All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include complete patient identification and dates of service, and be produced upon contractor request.
Medical records must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for the care.
The submitted medical record must support the ICD-10-CM code(s), the CPT/HCPCS code(s) billed, and the medical necessity of services as stated in the applicable NCD and LCD.

Billing and coding guidance in this article applies when immune globulin use meets the reasonable and necessary coverage criteria established in LCD L35093.
IVIg (intravenous immune globulin) is covered when medically necessary as determined and documented by the treating physician, consistent with the associated Local Coverage Determination (LCD).
Coverage requires documentation that the immune globulin therapy is reasonable and necessary in accordance with LCD L34007 and applicable NCDs.
IVIG is covered when the product is eligible under a Medicare benefit category, is reasonable and necessary for diagnosis or treatment per Social Security Act §1862(a)(1)(A), and meets all other applicable Medicare statutory and regulatory requirements and related LCD/Policy Article rules.
IVIG may be covered only when dispensed and billed to Medicare by the same entity that actually dispenses the drug to the Medicare beneficiary and that entity is licensed to dispense drugs in the state where it is physically located.
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J12

L33610, Intravenous Immune Globulin

J19

FIRST_COAST-L34007, Immune Globulin

J9 MAC Part B

NORIDIAN-L34314, Immune Globulin Intravenous (IVIg)

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