Does Q21.8 require prior authorization?

No, Q21.8 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`Q21.8` — Other congenital malformations of cardiac septa

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

The patient's medical record must fully document medical necessity for the cardiac catheterization and support the diagnosis and procedures billed.
Each claim must include ICD-10-CM diagnosis code(s) that accurately reflect the patient's condition and reason for the procedure and these codes must be linked to the CPT procedure codes on the claim.
When a referring/ordering physician is required, the name and NPI of the referring/ordering physician must be reported on the claim; for extra-cardiac angiographic services the treating physician's name and NPI must be submitted in items 17/17a of CMS-1500 or electronic equivalent.
For patients post-heart transplant without evidence of rejection, use primary diagnosis Z09 (follow-up after completed treatment) and secondary diagnosis Z94.1 (heart transplant status); add the underlying disorder code when coding I25.82 or I31.4.

Medicare Part B covers the professional component of cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography when performed in hospital inpatient and outpatient facility settings.
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization performed in an office setting (where permitted) is covered under Medicare Part B for both professional and technical components.
Global and technical component procedures are covered under Part B when performed under personal physician supervision in an IDTF, free-standing facility, physician office, or physician-directed clinic (physician present in room for entire procedure).
Speech-language pathology (SLP) services for treatment or evaluation of communication disorders when determined reasonable and necessary per LCD L35070.
Selection and prescription of speech-generating devices should be billed with CPT code 92607.
Adaptation and training for speech-generating devices should be billed with CPT code 92609.

L35490 — Category III Codes

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L39913 — Artificial Intelligence Enabled CT Based Quantitative Coronary Topography (AI-QCT)/Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA)

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A57552 — Billing and Coding: Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

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L35121 — Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

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