Does J80 require prior authorization?

No, J80 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`J80`, Acute respiratory distress syndrome

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Claims for stress tests performed as preoperative evaluation of asymptomatic, moderate-risk patients must include medical record documentation of at least one of: diabetes mellitus with complications; peripheral vascular disease; aortic aneurysm; or cerebrovascular disease.
Each claim must be submitted with ICD-10-CM code(s) that accurately reflect the patient’s condition and indicate the reason(s) the service was performed.
The medical record must include the ordering/referring provider’s name and NPI for services that require a referring/ordering physician.
The patient’s medical record should include the assessment by the ordering provider related to the patient’s complaint, relevant medical history, results of pertinent tests/procedures, and signed and dated office visit or operative reports.

Preoperative cardiac stress testing with radionuclide imaging for asymptomatic patients deemed at moderate risk is covered only if the medical record documents at least one of the following: diabetes mellitus with complications; peripheral vascular disease; aortic aneurysm; or cerebrovascular disease.
Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography are covered when the medical record documents medical necessity, including relevant medical history, physical examination, and results of pertinent diagnostic tests that support the procedure.
Follow-up or limited transthoracic echocardiography performed to evaluate a single specified cardiac problem or region must be billed with CPT 93308.
Limited Doppler/follow-up echocardiographic studies (for targeted velocity or gradient assessment) should be billed with CPT 93321 (e.g., tricuspid regurgitant velocity to estimate pulmonary artery systolic pressure or sequential transmitral velocity in mitral stenosis).
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is covered when the patient's medical record documents medical necessity consistent with the LCD indications for TTE.
Contrast (contrast-enhanced) echocardiography is covered when conventional echocardiographic studies were inconclusive and contrast enhancement is needed to complete diagnostic evaluation.

CGS-L34338, Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

J15

CGS-L33959, Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography

J15

A56781, Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

FIRST_COAST-L33923, Noninvasive Ear or Pulse Oximetry For Oxygen Saturation

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