Does S74.91XA require prior authorization?

No, S74.91XA does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`S74.91XA` — Injury of unspecified nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, initial encounter

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.
All documentation must be maintained in the medical record, be legible, include patient identification (e.g., full name, dates of service), and include the legible signature of the treating physician or non-physician practitioner.

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.
Routine foot care is covered only when the patient has one or more diagnoses listed in the LCD L33941 “ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity.”
Patients with peripheral neuropathy involving the feet (without vascular impairment) are covered when billed with the Group 3 ICD-10 codes appropriate for peripheral neuropathy.
Patients requiring anticoagulation therapy are covered when billed with the Group 4 ICD-10 codes documenting anticoagulation-related risk.

A57597 — Billing and Coding: Somatosensory Testing

J05

L34624 — Somatosensory Testing

J05

L34594 — Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

J05

A57478 — Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

J05

L35098 — Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

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