L12.0 — Bullous pemphigoid
ICD-10-CM
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)
Documentation Required
- Claims must be supported by medical record documentation of the patient’s diagnosis/clinical condition and justification that the selected drug, dose, and route of administration are appropriate and medically necessary for the non-oncologic indication.
- Billing must comply with Medicare rules and any applicable LCD prior authorization or documentation requirements; follow any specific forms or prior authorization processes required by the LCD or payer.
- 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.
Key Coverage Criteria
- Anti-neoplastic (chemotherapy) agent CPT/HCPCS codes may be used to bill for administration of these drugs when given to treat non-oncologic (noncancer) diagnoses if the drug is medically necessary for the patient’s condition and consistent with the standard of medical practice.
- Monoclonal antibody agents and other biologic response modifiers may be administered and billed using chemotherapy administration codes for noncancer indications when the dose, route, and clinical use are appropriate and medically necessary.
- Billing and coding guidance in this article applies when immune globulin use meets the reasonable and necessary coverage criteria established in LCD L35093.
- IVIG is covered only for indications specified as covered in the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and when medical necessity criteria in that LCD are met.
- Coverage requires documentation that the immune globulin therapy is reasonable and necessary in accordance with LCD L34007 and applicable NCDs.
- Off-label use of rituximab or rituximab biosimilars is allowable when the patient has documented lack of efficacy of prior treatments, including dosing, frequency, duration, and documentation of response(s).
20 Active Policies
A57554 — Billing and Coding: Immune Globulins
J05
A55639 — Billing and Coding: Chemotherapy Agents for Non-Oncologic Conditions
J05
L37205 — Chemotherapy Drugs and their Adjuncts
J05
L34771 — Immune Globulins
J05
L39297 — Off-label Use of Rituximab and Rituximab Biosimilars
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