Does Z15.060 require prior authorization?

No, Z15.060 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

`Z15.060` — Genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer

ICD-10-CM

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Select the CPT code that accurately describes the diagnostic/therapeutic procedure that was performed or attempted during the colonoscopy.
Append the -PT modifier to the selected CPT code to indicate a screening colonoscopy was converted to a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.
Use an appropriate ICD-10 diagnosis code indicating the procedure was a screening (example: Z80.0) when submitting the claim for a converted screening colonoscopy.
Document clinical findings in the medical record that demonstrate the screening colonoscopy was converted to diagnostic/therapeutic (e.g., description of encountered pathology and performed intervention).

If a screening colonoscopy encounters pathology that necessitates intervention converting it to a diagnostic or therapeutic colonoscopy, bill using the appropriate diagnostic/therapeutic CPT code appended with the -PT modifier and an appropriate screening ICD-10 diagnosis.
When beneficiaries are at high risk for colorectal malignancy, an ICD-10 screening code such as Z80.0 (family history of malignant neoplasm of digestive organs) may be used to indicate the procedure was a screening converted to diagnostic/therapeutic.
A colonoscopy attempt that cannot be completed because of extenuating/unforeseen circumstances (e.g., inability to advance the colonoscope to the cecum or to a colon–small intestine anastomosis) is considered an incomplete/failed colonoscopy.
Policy applies to both screening and diagnostic colonoscopies.
Colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy/proctosigmoidoscopy is covered for surveillance of colonic neoplasia in patients with a history of colorectal cancer or colonic polyps.
A follow-up procedure is covered 1 year after surgery for treatment of colorectal cancer when the patient is identified as high-risk for colon cancer and is eligible for continued screenings.

A55069 — Billing and Coding: Screening Colonoscopy Converted to a Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic Colonoscopy

A55227 — Billing and Coding: Incomplete Colonoscopy/Failed Colonoscopy

A56632 — Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy

L34454 — Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy

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