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Fidelis Care Authorization Grids Effective December 1, 2022
10/31/2022 • Posted by Provider Relations in Provider News

The following sections of the Fidelis Care authorization grids have been updated effective December 1, 2022.

 

The Essential Plan, Medicare and Metal-Level Products grids have been updated as follows:

V.  Outpatient and DME Services: The following services require prior authorization:         

  • Penile Prosthesis - 54405                                                                                                                        

 

The Medicaid grid has been updated as follows:

III.  Outpatient surgery: The following services require prior authorization:  

  • 11719 (Trimming of Nondystrophic Nails, any number) has been removed from the authorization grid because it is not a covered code per the Medicaid fee      

 

N. Children’s Home and Community Based Services:                

The following additional services are available to members age 20 and younger, if determined to be HCBS-eligible by a Health Home or the Children and Youth Evaluation Service (C-YES) and effective 12/01/2022, require notification to Fidelis Care of the identified service requested prior to the member’s initial appointment:                       

6.  Respite Services (Planned Respite and Crisis Respite)                              

           

The Medicare grid has been updated as follows:

New Century Health (NCH) will require review of the following codes as of 12/01/2022:                   

  • J8999 Futibatinib
  • J9999 Bevacizumab-adcd                 

 

The following codes have been updated on the Essential Plan, Medicaid, and Metal-Level Products grids and require prior authorization:

  • C9055 brexanolone (Zulresso)
  • J9274  tebentafusp-tebn (Kimmtrak)

 

Visit:  Authorization Grids

 

COVID-19 UPDATE: Please refer to this link:  Important Updates Regarding Coronavirus COVID-19, for authorization and coding guidelines related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

 

 

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