K70.0 — Alcoholic fatty liver
ICD-10-CM
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
No active coverage policies found for this code (low confidence)
Documentation Required
- This billing and coding guidance complements Local Coverage Determination L34434; follow LCD L34434 for clinical coverage criteria and required documentation for claims.
- All services billed with unlisted procedure codes must include sufficient medical records and supporting documentation to allow development and medical review.
- This billing and coding article provides guidelines that complement Local Coverage Determination L34415 for CT of the abdomen and pelvis; consult LCD L34415 for specific coverage indications, limitations, and documentation requirements.
- All documentation supporting MAC must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include complete patient identification and dates of service, and be made available to the contractor upon request.
Key Coverage Criteria
- Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) is medically necessary when the patient has one or more documented diagnoses listed as supporting medical necessity (e.g., F91.9, G97.81, T81.9XXA, T88.8XXA, F79) and the diagnosis is matched to the anesthesia/CPT/HCPCS procedure performed.
- Use G9 anesthesia modifier to indicate need for MAC due to a history of severe or advanced cardiopulmonary disease when the proceduralist determines additional monitoring is required.
- Use G8 anesthesia modifier for certain deep, complex, complicated, or markedly invasive surgical procedures when applied to anesthesia codes 00100, 00300, 00400, 00160, 00532, or 00920.
- MAC may be appropriate for pediatric patients (Medicare-eligible and younger than 18) when documented using ICD-10-CM code T88.8XXA and clinical records justify the need for MAC.
- CT abdomen is medically necessary to evaluate abdominal pain.
- CT abdomen is medically necessary to evaluate known or suspected abdominal masses or fluid collections.
20 Active Policies
L35049 — Monitored Anesthesia Care
J12
A57361 — Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
J12
AETNA-CPB-0384 — Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography
AETNA-CPB-0586 — Heart Transplantation
AETNA-CPB-0587 — Pancreas Kidney Transplantation
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