M24.571 — Contracture, right ankle
ICD-10-CM
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
No active coverage policies found for this code (low confidence)
Documentation Required
- Specified HCPCS codes require a face-to-face encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery (WOPD) per Final Rule 1713; failure to obtain WOPD prior to delivery results in denial.
- Supplier must include diagnosis code(s) on the claim line for HCPCS L4396, L4397, L4392 and L4631.
- For custom-fabricated orthoses, the supplier's records must document medical necessity for a custom device rather than a prefabricated orthosis and be available upon request.
- Supplier records must show the product specified by the treating practitioner, the treating practitioner's medical record that justifies the type of product (prefabricated versus custom), and detailed justification for the HCPCS code billed.
Key Coverage Criteria
- Ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) and knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFO) are covered when they are rigid or semi-rigid devices used to support a weak or deformed body member or to restrict or eliminate motion in a diseased or injured part of the body.
- Coverage requires that reasonable and necessary (R&N) medical necessity criteria in the related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) are met for the beneficiary's diagnosis or functional deficit.
- An orthosis provided within two days prior to discharge to home is eligible for DME MAC coverage if it is medically necessary after discharge and was not needed for inpatient treatment or rehabilitation.
- Coverage for amniotic and placental-derived product injections/applications for musculoskeletal, non-wound indications is determined by Local Coverage Determination L39139; consult LCD L39139 for specific clinical indications and thresholds.
- Coverage applies when the amniotic or placental-derived product injection/application meets the reasonable and necessary requirements of Local Coverage Determination L39877.
- Amniotic and placental-derived product injections/applications are covered only when they meet the reasonable and necessary clinical requirements specified in LCD L39879 (Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Wound).
20 Active Policies
A59434 — Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Wound
J05
L39624 — Amniotic and Placental Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Wound
J05
A58893 — Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Wound
J06
L39139 — Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Wound
J06
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