Does R44.3 require prior authorization?

No, R44.3 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`R44.3` — Hallucinations, unspecified

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include appropriate patient identification (e.g., full name, dates of service), and be available to the contractor upon request.
The medical record must identify the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
The submitted medical record must support the selected diagnosis code(s) and the submitted CPT/HCPCS code must accurately describe the service performed.
For services that require a referring/ordering physician, the referring/ordering physician's name and NPI must be reported on the claim.

Regional or local nerve blocks performed as part of an operative procedure (e.g., adjunct to or sole means of regional/local anesthesia for the procedure) are not affected by this non-coverage policy and may be billed as anesthesia for the operative procedure.
Regional or local nerve blocks performed as an adjunct to, or as the sole means of, regional/local anesthesia for an operative procedure are not affected by this noncoverage policy (i.e., such intraoperative regional/local anesthesia is allowed).
Urine drug testing (UDT) and drugs-of-abuse testing are covered when reasonable and necessary per LCD L35006 and ordered on an individual patient basis by the treating clinician with medical-record documentation of medical necessity.
Patients with a documented diagnosis consistent with substance use disorder (SUD) may qualify for an exception to the standard presumptive UDT annual limits.
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.

A56915 — Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing

J05

L34645 — Urine Drug Testing

J05

A59416 — Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing

J06

L39611 — Urine Drug Testing

J06

L36393 — Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing

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