Does S12.000A require prior authorization?

No, S12.000A does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`S12.000A` — Unspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture

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 and made available to the contractor upon request; every page must be legible and include patient identification and dates of service.
The medical record must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing care to the patient.
The submitted medical record must support the selected ICD-10-CM code(s) and the submitted CPT/HCPCS code must accurately describe the service performed.
Refer to LCD L34975 for the detailed reasonable and necessary clinical criteria and documentation required to support coverage of NEPs.

Continuous intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring provided one-on-one in the operating room (CPT 95940) is covered when it supports the covered indications in LCD L35003.
Report continuous intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring in the operating room (95940) in addition to monitoring services provided from outside the operating room (G0453); coverage includes interpretation of baseline studies and removal of electrodes at the end of the procedure when supporting the LCD indications.
Reimbursement may be made for covered intraoperative monitoring when performed at POS 19, POS 21, POS 22, or POS 24.
Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs) — including Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEPs), Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEPs/BAERs), and Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPs/VERs) — are covered when determined to be reasonable and necessary in accordance with LCD L34975.
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).

A59664 — Billing and Coding: Cervical Fusion

J05

A57604 — Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing

J05

A57597 — Billing and Coding: Somatosensory Testing

J05

L34623 — Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing

J05

L39788

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