Prior Authorization Request for Facet Joint Denervation

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  • Patient First Name: *
  • Patient Middle Initial:
  • Patient Last Name: *
  • Date of Birth: *
  • Patient Group ID: *
  • ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes: *
  • Diagnosis Codes must be 3-8 characters along with decimals
    Codes must be 3 - 8 characters along with decimals.
  • CPT or HCPCS Codes:*
    (Include modifiers if applicable)
  • CPT/HCPCS codes must contain 5-9 charactersUnits may contain up to 3 characters
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  • Date of Service/Admission Date: *

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  • Contact First Name: *
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  • Contact Phone No:*
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  • Provider ID OR NPI: *
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    • I am an Ordering Physician
    • I am a Servicing Physician
  • Ordering Physician/Provider Name:
  • Ordering Physician's Address:
  • Ordering Physician's City:
  • Ordering Physician's State:
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  • Ordering Physician's Fax No:*
  • Servicing Physician's Name:
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  • Servicing Physician's Fax No:*
  • Facility/Supplier Name: *
  • Facility NPI:
  • Facility/Supplier Address: *
  • Facility/Supplier City: *
  • Facility/Supplier State: *
  • Facility/Supplier Zip: *

Method of denervation: *

  • RFA
  • Pulsed RFA
  • Laser
  • Chemo
  • Cryo
  • Other

History and Physical: *

Duration of Symptoms: *

Conservative treatments used and duration of those treatments: *

Which levels and side(s) are being requested for treatment?

  • Cervical
  • Lumbar

Symptoms and History: *

  • YesNo
  • Does the patient have radiculopathy?
  • YesNo
  • Does the patient have a history of fusion at the proposed treatment level (s)?
  • YesNo
  • Does the patient have a history of RFA at the proposed treatment level? If yes, date of RFA treatment:

How much relief did the previous RFA provide and for how long?

  • Date of 1st diagnostic medical block:
  • Percentage of Relief:
  • Date of 2nd diagnostic medical block:
  • Percentage of Relief:

Note: if member has had a prior successful RFA at the same level/side in the past (at least 6 months prior) a repeat diagnostic medical branch block is not required and would be not medically necessary.

Radiology Report Interpretation: *

Please attach relevant clinical documentation.*

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