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Billing and Coding: Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone

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Article Title
Billing and Coding: Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
11/01/2019
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11/01/2019
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Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA), §1862(a)(1)(A), states that no Medicare payment shall be made for items or services that “are not reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member.”

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1833(e), prohibits Medicare payment for any claim lacking the necessary documentation to process the claim.

42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §410.32 Diagnostic x-ray tests, diagnostic laboratory tests, and other diagnostic tests: Conditions.

CMS Internet Online Manual Pub. 100-02 (Medicare Benefit Policy Manual), Chapter 15, Section 80, “Requirements for Diagnostic X-Ray, Diagnostic Laboratory, and Other Diagnostic Tests”

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CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, §30-Correct Coding Policy

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11980 SUBCUTANEOUS HORMONE PELLET IMPLANTATION (IMPLANTATION OF ESTRADIOL AND/OR TESTOSTERONE PELLETS BENEATH THE SKIN)
84410 TESTOSTERONE; BIOAVAILABLE, DIRECT MEASUREMENT (EG, DIFFERENTIAL PRECIPITATION)
96372 THERAPEUTIC, PROPHYLACTIC, OR DIAGNOSTIC INJECTION (SPECIFY SUBSTANCE OR DRUG); SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR
J1071 INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE, 1 MG
J3121 INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE ENANTHATE, 1 MG
J3145 INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE, 1 MG
J3490 UNCLASSIFIED DRUGS
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D35.2 Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland
D44.3 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pituitary gland
E23.0 Hypopituitarism
E23.1 Drug-induced hypopituitarism
E23.3 Hypothalamic dysfunction, not elsewhere classified
E23.6 Other disorders of pituitary gland
E23.7 Disorder of pituitary gland, unspecified
E29.1 Testicular hypofunction
E29.8 Other testicular dysfunction
E89.5 Postprocedural testicular hypofunction
N50.89 Other specified disorders of the male genital organs
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11/01/2019 R1

Updated to indicate this article is an LCD Reference Article.

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Associated Documents

Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2 SAD Determinations
Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2
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