M47.896 — Other spondylosis, lumbar region
ICD-10-CM
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
No active coverage policies found for this code (low confidence)
Documentation Required
- All documentation must be maintained in the patient medical record, be legible, include patient identification and the identity of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for care, and be available to the contractor upon request.
- Medical record documentation maintained by the ordering/treating physician must indicate the medical necessity and clinical indication(s) that led to ordering the drug test and support the selected diagnosis and CPT/HCPCS code(s).
- All tests must be ordered in writing by the treating provider and the order must specify all drugs/drug classes to be tested; the physician’s order must include the clinical indication/medical necessity.
- If the performing provider is different from the ordering/referring physician, the performing provider must maintain hard copy documentation of lab results and copies of the ordering physician’s order for the drug test.
Key Coverage Criteria
- Urine, blood, or oral fluid specimens may be used for drug testing, with urine preferred for broad screening of common drugs.
- Medicare Part B will pay for drug screening services when all coverage criteria, limitations, and medical necessity requirements of LCD DL34645 are met.
- Claims for drug screening services are payable under Medicare Part B only in these places of service: office (11), urgent care (20), independent clinic (49), federally qualified health center — freestanding (50), rural health clinic — freestanding (72), and independent laboratory (81).
- Controlled substance monitoring and drugs-of-abuse testing are covered when individually ordered by the treating clinician and meet the reasonable and necessary requirements specified in LCD L36393.
- Somatosensory testing is covered when medically reasonable and necessary and documented in the patient's medical record (relevant history, physical exam, and pertinent diagnostic test results).
- Testing and interpretation are covered when ordered and/or furnished by qualified personnel who have documented training and experience in evoked potentials and electrodiagnostics per CMS guidance (accredited residency/fellowship, national certification, or accredited post-graduate training/AMA-AOA Category 1 CME).
20 Active Policies
L38841 — Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management
J05
L34645 — Urine Drug Testing
J05
A57597 — Billing and Coding: Somatosensory Testing
J05
L34624 — Somatosensory Testing
J05
A58477 — Billing and Coding: Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management
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