Does R78.89 require prior authorization?

No, R78.89 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`R78.89` — Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

This article provides billing, coding and guideline information that complements Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33431 for HbA1c; refer to LCD L33431 for clinical coverage criteria and specific documentation requirements.
All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record and made available to the contractor upon request.
Every page of the record must be legible and include appropriate patient identification information (e.g., complete name, dates of service).
The documentation must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is covered when it meets the reasonable and necessary requirements specified in Local Coverage Determination L33583.
ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity — Group 1 (covered diagnoses): D56.1 - Beta thalassemia
ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity — Group 1 (covered diagnoses): D57.02 - Hb-SS disease with splenic sequestration
ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity — Group 1 (covered diagnoses): D57.1 - Sickle-cell disease without crisis
ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity — Group 1 (covered diagnoses): D57.212 - Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with splenic sequestration
ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity — Group 1 (covered diagnoses): D57.412 - Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with splenic sequestration

A57063 — Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

J09

L33583 — Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

J09

A56686 — Billing and Coding: HbA1c

A57189 — Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium

A59186 — Billing and Coding: Magnesium

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