Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy
SURG.00138 Laser Treatment for Onychomycosis
SURG.00138 Laser Treatment for Onychomycosis is a public Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy (policy SURG.00138). It lists 2 CPT or HCPCS codes, 2 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.
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- Policy number
- SURG.00138
- Line of business
- Commercial
- Source
- www.anthem.com
Codes in this policy
The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list.
| Code | Prior authorization | Description on the prior authorization list | Other Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17999 | On the list | Unlisted procedure, skin, mucous membrane and subcutaneous tissue [when specified as other abdominoplasty, excision excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue, including lipectomy, of abdomen] or [when specified as permanent hair removal by laser] or [when specified as implantation of biologic implants for soft tissue reinforcement in tissues other than breast and trunk] or [when specified as aesthetic flat chest closure or chest wall reconstruction after breast surgery] or [when specified as laser treatment of onychomycosis] or [when specified as percutaneous ultrasound ablation of subcutaneous tissue] or [when specified as application of prademagene zamikeracel (Zevaskyn) genetically engineered autologous cell therapy] or [when specified as harvesting or administration of stem cells for therapy to repair damaged cells or body tissues] | Policies naming 17999 |
| 96999 | On the list | Unlisted special dermatological service or procedure[when specified as dermatoscopy techniques such as dermoscopy, epiluminescence microscopy, or digital epiluminescence microscopy, skin surface microscopy, skin videomicroscopy, incidence light microscopy or reflectance confocal microscopy not generating mosaic images] or [when specified as ultrasonography of the skin for skin lesions] or [when specified as tunable dye or pulsed dye laser treatment for varicose veins] or [when specified as laser treatment of onychomycosis] | Policies naming 96999 |
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