PA Lookup
If you have questions about prior authorizations, please call:
Member and Recipient Service Line: 1-877-685-2415
Provider Support Service Line: 1-855-250-1539
Transurethral destruction of prostate tissue; by microwave thermotherapy
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Transurethral destruction of prostate tissue; by radiofrequency thermotherapy
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Transurethral destruction of prostate tissue; by radiofrequency generated water vapor thermotherapy
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Insertion of a temporary prostatic urethral stent, including urethral measurement
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Transurethral radiofrequency micro-remodeling of the female bladder neck and proximal urethra for stress urinary incontinence
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Unlisted procedure, urinary system
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Slitting of prepuce, dorsal or lateral (separate procedure); newborn
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Slitting of prepuce, dorsal or lateral (separate procedure); except newborn
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Incision and drainage of penis, deep
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
1E-7 Family Planning Services
Family Planning Medicaid services are provided to an eligible Medicaid beneficiary of childbearing age to temporarily or permanently prevent or delay pregnancy. Medicaid Family Planning is designed to reduce unintended pregnancies and improve the well-being of children and families in North Carolina.
Limits
- • For FP Medicaid beneficiaries, these services are limited to services described in the policy's covered family planning service set.
- • Outpatient hospital registration is limited for FP Medicaid; the only allowed outpatient registered surgical procedure or service is sterilization, IUD removal, or ultrasound for IUD-related complications including missing strings.
- • Ultrasound for IUD placement issues may be performed only during an annual assessment, comprehensive preventive medicine evaluation, or inter-periodic visit.
- • Telehealth claims, when allowed under the policy, must be filed with the provider's usual place of service and not place of service 02.
Exclusions
Ultrasound is not covered to verify IUD placement at the time of insertion. Ultrasounds are not intended for routine checking of placement after IUD insertion. FP Medicaid does not cover medical conditions unrelated to family planning or family planning-related services. For FP Medicaid, surgical procedures or hospital services requiring outpatient beneficiary registration are not covered other than medically necessary contraceptive device removal or sterilizations; the policy note also identifies ultrasound for an IUD complication or removal of an IUD as exceptions to hospital cost responsibility. Hospital emergency room or emergency department services, inpatient hospital services, and treatment for acute or chronic conditions discovered during screening are not covered under FP Medicaid.
Place of Service
Non-Telehealth Claims: a. Inpatient hospitals (not applicable for a FP Medicaid beneficiary) b. Outpatient hospital: For a FP Medicaid beneficiary, the only surgical procedure or service allowed requiring outpatient beneficiary registration is sterilization, IUD removal or ultrasound for IUD related complications including missing strings. c. Office: utilizing offices within places of service 11 (Office), 19 (Off Campus Outpatient) or 22 (On Campus Outpatient) d. Ambulatory Surgical Centers (applicable for a FP Medicaid beneficiary for a sterilization. Numeric POS code(s): 02-Telehealth Provided Other than in Patient's Home.
Additional Service Specifics
FP. GT applies only when the service is telehealth billable and delivered by interactive audio-video.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Destruction of lesion(s), penis (eg, condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), simple; electrodesiccation
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Destruction of lesion(s), penis (eg, condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), simple; cryosurgery
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Destruction of lesion(s), penis (eg, condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), simple; laser surgery
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Destruction of lesion(s), penis (eg, condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), simple; surgical excision
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Destruction of lesion(s), penis (eg, condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), extensive (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Biopsy of penis; (separate procedure)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Biopsy of penis; deep structures
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision of penile plaque (Peyronie disease);
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision of penile plaque (Peyronie disease); with graft to 5 cm in length
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision of penile plaque (Peyronie disease); with graft greater than 5 cm in length
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
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