Pre-Auth Check Tool | Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness

 

Pre-Auth Needed?

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All attempts are made to provide the most current information on the Pre-Auth Needed Tool. A prior authorization is NOT a guarantee of payment.  Claim payment depends on member eligibility, covered benefits, provider contracts, correct coding and billing practices. For specific details, please refer to the provider manual. If you are uncertain that prior authorization is needed, please submit a request for an accurate response.

Vision services need to be verified by Centene Vision Services.

Dental services need to be verified by Centene Dental Services.

The following services need to be verified by Evolent: Speech, occupational & physical therapy; Complex Imaging, MRA, MRI, PET & CT scans; Chiropractic specialty providers are NOT managed by Evolent.   

Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse need to be verified by Arkansas Health & Wellness

Musculoskeletal services for shoulder, hip, spine and knee surgery need to be verified by TurningPoint.


Note: It is the responsibility of the facility, in coordination with the rendering practitioner to ensure that an authorization has been obtained for all inpatient and selected outpatient services, except for emergency stabilization services.  All inpatient admissions require prior authorization.  To determine if a specific outpatient service requires prior authorization, utilize the Pre-Auth Needed tool below by answering a series of questions regarding the Type of Service and then entering a specific CPT code.

Any anesthesiology, pathology, radiology or hospitalist services related to a procedure or hospital stay requiring a prior authorization will be considered downstream and will not require a separate prior authorization.  However, services related to an authorization denial for an outpatient procedure or hospital stay will result in denial of all associated claims, including anesthesiology, pathology, radiology and hospitalist services.

 

Are Services being performed in the Emergency Department, or for Emergent Transportation?

Types of Services YES NO
Is the member being admitted to an inpatient facility?
Are anesthesia services being rendered for dental surgeries?
Is the member receiving Gender Affirming services?

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