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
Removal foreign body from deep penile tissue (eg, plastic implant)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Amputation of penis; partial
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Amputation of penis; complete
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.
Conditional Requirements
Pre-authorization required for all providers when billed with a Gender Reassignment Dx. For all others, auth is required for non-participating providers only.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Amputation of penis, radical; with bilateral inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Amputation of penis, radical; in continuity with bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy, including external iliac, hypogastric and obturator nodes
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Medically Necessary Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce), which is the layer of skin covering the head (glans) of the penis. The foreskin provides sensation and lubrication for the penis. After the foreskin is removed, it can't be put back on again.
Limits
Newborn circumcision applies to a healthy newborn age 28 days or less and may be performed while the baby is in the hospital or in an office setting.
Non-newborn circumcision applies beyond the newborn period, meaning greater than 28 days of age.
Circumcision is covered only once per lifetime when medically necessary
Exclusions
When repair of incomplete circumcision is performed as a post-circumcision procedure, the date of the original circumcision must be noted in the health record.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and Office.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Medically Necessary Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce), which is the layer of skin covering the head (glans) of the penis. The foreskin provides sensation and lubrication for the penis. After the foreskin is removed, it can't be put back on again.
Limits
Newborn circumcision applies to a healthy newborn age 28 days or less and may be performed while the baby is in the hospital or in an office setting.
Non-newborn circumcision applies beyond the newborn period, meaning greater than 28 days of age.
Circumcision is covered only once per lifetime when medically necessary
Exclusions
When repair of incomplete circumcision is performed as a post-circumcision procedure, the date of the original circumcision must be noted in the health record.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and Office.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Medically Necessary Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce), which is the layer of skin covering the head (glans) of the penis. The foreskin provides sensation and lubrication for the penis. After the foreskin is removed, it can't be put back on again.
Limits
Newborn circumcision applies to a healthy newborn age 28 days or less and may be performed while the baby is in the hospital or in an office setting.
Non-newborn circumcision applies beyond the newborn period, meaning greater than 28 days of age.
Circumcision is covered only once per lifetime when medically necessary
Exclusions
When repair of incomplete circumcision is performed as a post-circumcision procedure, the date of the original circumcision must be noted in the health record.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and Office.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Medically Necessary Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce), which is the layer of skin covering the head (glans) of the penis. The foreskin provides sensation and lubrication for the penis. After the foreskin is removed, it can't be put back on again.
Limits
Newborn circumcision applies to a healthy newborn age 28 days or less and may be performed while the baby is in the hospital or in an office setting.
Non-newborn circumcision applies beyond the newborn period, meaning greater than 28 days of age.
Circumcision is covered only once per lifetime when medically necessary
Exclusions
When repair of incomplete circumcision is performed as a post-circumcision procedure, the date of the original circumcision must be noted in the health record.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and Office.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Medically Necessary Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce), which is the layer of skin covering the head (glans) of the penis. The foreskin provides sensation and lubrication for the penis. After the foreskin is removed, it can't be put back on again.
Limits
Newborn circumcision applies to a healthy newborn age 28 days or less and may be performed while the baby is in the hospital or in an office setting.
Non-newborn circumcision applies beyond the newborn period, meaning greater than 28 days of age.
Circumcision is covered only once per lifetime when medically necessary
Exclusions
When repair of incomplete circumcision is performed as a post-circumcision procedure, the date of the original circumcision must be noted in the health record.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and Office.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Frenulotomy of penis
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Injection procedure for Peyronie disease;
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Injection procedure for Peyronie disease; with surgical exposure of plaque
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Irrigation of corpora cavernosa for priapism
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Injection procedure for corpora cavernosography
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Dynamic cavernosometry, including intracavernosal injection of vasoactive drugs (eg, papaverine, phentolamine)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Injection of corpora cavernosa with pharmacologic agent(s) (eg, papaverine, phentolamine)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Penile plethysmography
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Nocturnal penile tumescence and/or rigidity test
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Plastic operation of penis for straightening of chordee (eg, hypospadias), with or without mobilization of urethra
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
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