Pre-Auth Needed? | Ambetter de MHS

 

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; Musculoskeletal services for shoulder, hip, spine and knee surgery; Pain management and spinal cord stimulator services.  

NOTE: Services identified as administered by a Vendor may be specific to certain provider specialties, locations, procedure and diagnosis codes. For example, Physical Therapy services rendered by Chiropractic specialty providers or via Telehealth locations are NOT managed by Evolent. Any service rejected by the Vendor as outside of their scope of managed services, please enter a request to establish Health Plan authorization requirements. 

Cardiac services need to be verified by TurningPoint.

Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse need to be verified by Indiana Managed Health.

Post-acute facility (SNF, IRF, and LTAC) prior authorizations need to be verified by CareCentrix ; Fax 877-250-5290.


Ambetter Health Solutions PPO members receive benefit coverage for In and Out-of-Network providers.  For all other Ambetter EPO/HMO members, services provided by Out-of-Network providers are not covered by the plan, without prior authorization. Join Our Network

 

Are Services being performed in the Emergency Department?

Types of Services YES NO
For NON-PPO Members only: Are the services being performed or ordered by a non-participating provider (professionals/facilities)?
Is the member being admitted to an inpatient facility?
Are anesthesia services being rendered for dental surgeries?
Are oral surgery services being provided in the office?
Is the member receiving Gender Affirming services?

Ambetter Prior Auth Statistics 2025

 Medical/BehavioralTotalPercent
Prior Authorization Requests Received35,160N/A
Fully Approved27,78379.01%
Adverse Determinations7,09820.19%
Average time between submission and response2.91 DaysN/A
 
Average time between submission and response
PharmacyTotalPercent
Prior Authorization Requests Received48,942N/A
Fully Approved30,06054.1%
Adverse Determinations18,88245.9%
Partial Approvals00
Average time between submission and response0.73 DaysN/A

Appeals

Appeals are inclusive of PH/BH/Vendor/Pharm dataTotal
Prior Authorization Requests Received2,044
Fully Approved782
Adverse Determinations1,262
Partial Approvals0
Average time between submission and response22.75 Days

Top reasons for adverse determinations

MedicalBehavioralPharmacy
Medical Necessity Not EvidentMedical Necessity Not EvidentMedical Necessity
Denied by Medical ServicesAdmin Denial 
Admin DenialDenied by Medical Services 

Top CPT Codes Requested

  • 99221
  • E0601
  • 1002
  • 59409
  • 95810
  • 99468
  • 99231
  • 59620
  • 95811
  • 81329

Top Medications Requested

  • Ozempic
  • Zepbound
  • Mounjaro
  • Wegovy
  • Repatha
  • Nurtec
  • Trulicity