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Pre-authorization

CPT and HCPCS Code List
Asuris Northwest Health Commercial Products
Participating and Preferred

The CPT and HCPCS Code List was developed to help you identify services we require be pre-authorized. In some cases no CPT or HCPCS code specifically identifies a service we preauthorize. For example, new services we consider investigational may not yet have a code. Please refer to the current Medical Pre-Authorization Lists to determine which lines of business the pre-authorization applies to and information concerning benefits and eligibility. Please Note: This list does not pertain to Medicare products.

Effective July 1, 2007
Asuris Commercial Products
All Participating and Preferred members

Mental Health and Chemical Dependency
Phone: 1 (800) 780-7881 Fax: 1 (800) 331-3505
  • Inpatient/partial/residential admissions require notification. Concurrent review will occur after eight days.
Durable Medical Equipment
Phone: (206) 464-3748
Toll free: 1 (800) 367-2766 (in state) or 1(800) 423-6884 (out of state)
Fax: (800) 453-4341

Equipment purchase or repair with billed charges over $1,500 for any single line item or component unless listed as an exception below.

Equipment rental with billed charges over $500/month for any single line item or component unless listed as an exception below.

Extremity prosthetics with billed charges over $5,000 for any single line item or component.

Exceptions (the following items do not require pre-authorization, regardless of line item charges)
Apnea monitors, bilirubin lights, cardiac monitors, CPAP/BiPAP, CPM (knee only), dynamic splints, home dialysis equipment, infusion pumps, insulin pumps, ocular prostheses, orthotics, oxygen and oxygen equipment, psoriasis lights, SIDs monitors, suction pumps, ventilators (including maintenance).

Hospice Services:
Phone: (206) 464-3748
Toll free: 1 (800) 367-2766 (in state) or 1(800) 423-6884 (out of state)
Fax: (800) 453-4341

Hospice (including level of care charges)

S0255, S9125, S9126
Q5001, Q5002, Q5003, Q5004, Q5005, Q5006, Q5007, Q5008, and Q5009

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Inpatient Admissions:
Phone: (206) 464-3748
Toll free: 1 (800) 367-2766 (in state) or 1(800) 423-6884 (out of state)
Fax: (800) 453-4341

All hospital admissions require notification

Concurrent review will occur after 7 days.

Long Term Acute Care Facility (LTAC)

 

Rehabilitation

 

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

 

Transplants, ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts (pre-authorization not required for corneal transplants)

Transplants
G0267, G0341, G0342, G0343, S2053, S2054, S2055, S2060, S2061, S2065, S2150, S2152, 32850, 32851, 32852, 32853, 32854, 33930, 33935, 33940, 33945, 38205, 38206, 38207, 38208, 38209, 38210, 38211, 38230, 38240, 38241, 38242, 44132, 44133, 44135, 44136, 47133, 47135, 47136, 47140, 47141, 47142, 48160, 48550, 48554, 48556, 50300, 50320, 50340, 50360, 50365, 50370, 50380, 0141T, 0142T, 0143T

Ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts
33975, 33976, 33977, 33978, 33979, 33980, 0048T, 0049T, 0050T, 0051T, 0052T,0053T

Other Services:
Phone: (206) 464-3748
Toll free: 1 (800) 367-2766 (in state) or 1(800) 423-6884 (out of state)
Fax: (800) 453-4341

Cosmetic or potentially cosmetic procedures

Pre-authorization not required for initial breast reconstruction one or two stages and nipple/areola reconstruction following mastectomy, 19340, 19342, 19350, 19357, 19361, 19364, 19366, 19367, 19368 or 19369

The following codes should be pre-authorized as potentially cosmetic:
11950, 11951, 11952, 11954, 11960, 11970, 11971, 15780, 15781, 15782, 15783, 15786, 15787, 15788, 15789, 15792, 15793, 15820, 15821, 15822, 15823, 15830, 17360, 19316, 19318, 19324, 19325, 19355, 19370, 19371, 19380, 19396, 21210, 21230, 21235, 21740, 21742, 21743, 30400, 30410, 30420, 30430, 30435, 30450, 30460, 30462, 30465, 36470, 36471, 36475, 36476, 36478, 36479, 37500, 37501, 67900, 67901, 67902, 67903, 67904, 67906, 67908, 67909, 69300

Obesity surgery

43644, 43770, 43771, 43772, 43773, 43774, 43843, 43846, 43848, S2083

Orthognathic surgery

21120, 21121, 21123, 21125, 21127, 21137, 21141, 21142, 21143, 21145, 21146, 21147, 21150, 21151,21154, 21155, 21159, 21160, 21193, 21198, 21199, 21206, 21208, 21209, 21210, 21230, 21235, 

Cochlear implants (according to contract language)

69930

Sleep apnea surgery

21685, 42120, 42140, 42145, 42160, 42299

Investigational or potentially investigational services

May not be covered under the member's contract. However, pre-authorization is recommended for any policy that has specific medical necessity criteria in addition to the experimental and investigational language. Please refer to the current List of Investigational Services at http://www.regence.com/trgmedpol/investigationalServices/index.html for the most up-to-date listing of possible investigational codes. The investigational list is updated monthly and is the most reliable source.

Pregnancy

Physicians are required to notify Special Beginnings® of pregnancies within two weeks of the member's first prenatal visit. Phone: 1 (888) 569-2229 Fax: (503) 391-8696.

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