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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.
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.
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
96373 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intra-arterial
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
N/A - No authorization is required
96374 59 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug
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
N/A - No authorization is required
96375 59 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); each additional sequential intravenous push of a new substance/drug; Distinct Procedural Service
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
N/A - No authorization is required
Unlisted therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic intravenous or intra-arterial injection or infusion
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
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for cellular and sub-cellular imaging of skin; image acquisition and interpretation and report, first lesion
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
N/A - No authorization is required
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for cellular and sub-cellular imaging of skin; image acquisition only, first lesion
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
N/A - No authorization is required
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for cellular and sub-cellular imaging of skin; interpretation and report only, first lesion
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
N/A - No authorization is required
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for cellular and sub-cellular imaging of skin; image acquisition and interpretation and report, each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
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
N/A - No authorization is required
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for cellular and sub-cellular imaging of skin; image acquisition only, each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
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
N/A - No authorization is required
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for cellular and sub-cellular imaging of skin; interpretation and report only, each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
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
N/A - No authorization is required
Mechanical scalp cooling, including individual cap supply with head measurement, fitting, and patient education
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 is required for members under 21 via EPSDT.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Mechanical scalp cooling; including hair preparation, individual cap placement, therapy initiation, and precooling period
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 is required for members under 21 via EPSDT.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Mechanical scalp cooling; provided after discontinuation of chemotherapy, each 30 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
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 is required for members under 21 via EPSDT.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; hot or cold packs
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 unless rendered on same day as evaluation.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; traction, mechanical
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 unless rendered on same day as evaluation.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; electrical stimulation (unattended)
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.
Reauthorization Guidelines
See Evolent site for specific requirements
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Evolent
Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; vasopneumatic devices
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 unless rendered on same day as evaluation.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; paraffin bath
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 unless rendered on same day as evaluation.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; whirlpool
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 unless rendered on same day as evaluation.
How to Submit
If applicable, please submit your request to Trillium.
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