Medicaid & Marketplace Guide
MOLINA HEALTHCARE
MEDICAID/MARKETPLACE PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION/PRE-SERVICE REVIEW GUIDE
EFFECTIVE: 10/1/21
REFER TO MOLINA’S PROVIDER WEBSITE OR PORTAL FOR SPECIFIC CODES THAT REQUIRE AUTHORIZATION ONLY COVERED
SERVICES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT
OFFICE VISITS OR REFERRALS TO IN NETWORK / PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS DO NOT REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
• Behavioral Health: Mental Health, Alcohol and Chemical
Dependency Services
• Cardiopulmonary Rehab: *Marketplace
Refer to Molina’s Provider website or portal for specific
codes that require authorization.
• Cosmetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Procedures
(in any setting)
• Durable Medical Equipment: Refer to Molina’s Provider
website or portal for specific codes that require
authorization.
• Experimental/Investigational Procedures
• Genetic Counseling and Testing
• Home Healthcare and Home Infusion (Including Home PT,
OT or ST): All home healthcare services require PA after initial
evaluation plus six (6) visits.
• Hyperbaric Therapy
• Imaging and Specialty Tests
• Inpatient Admissions: Acute hospital, Skilled Nursing
Facilities (SNF), Rehabilitation, Long Term Acute Care (LTAC)
Facility.
• Long Term Services and Supports: All LTSS services require
PA regardless of codes.
• Maternal Infant Health Program: Maternal beneficiaries are
only allowed up to nine (9) professional visits per
pregnancy. Infant beneficiaries are allowed up to nine
professional visits. With an accompanying physician order,
infant beneficiaries may receive an additional nine (9) visits
(for a total of 18). Providers should indicate they have a
physician order using the MDHHS 5650 Communication
Tool.
• Neuropsychological and Psychological Testing
• Non-Par Providers/Facilities: Office visits, procedures,
labs, diagnostic studies, inpatient stays except for:
Emergency Department Services;
Professional fees associated with ER visit and approved
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) or inpatient stay;
Professional component services or services billed with
Modifier 26 in ANY place of service setting
Local Health Department (LHD) services;
Women’s Health, Family Planning and Obstetrical Services
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Rural Health Center
(RHC) or Tribal Health Center (THC)
• Occupational Therapy: After initial evaluation plus 36 visits
per calendar year for Medicaid. After initial evaluation plus
30 visits per calendar year (combined benefit with PT and
Chiropractic) for Marketplace.
• Outpatient Hospital/ASC Procedures: Refer to Molina’s
website or provider portal for a specific list of codes that
require PA.
• Pain Management Procedures: Refer to Molina’s website or
provider portal for a specific list of codes that require PA.
• Physical Therapy: After initial evaluation plus 36 visits per
calendar year for Medicaid. After initial evaluation plus 30
visits per calendar year (combined benefit with PT and
Chiropractic) for Marketplace.
• Prosthetics/Orthotics: Refer to Molina’s Provider website or
portal for specific codes that require authorization.
• Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery
• Sleep Studies
• Specialty Pharmacy drugs: Refer to Molina’s Provider
website or portal for specific codes that require
authorization.
• Speech Therapy: After initial evaluation plus six (6) visits.
Pediatric cochlear implants – allowed up to 36 visits with
prior authorization for Medicaid. After initial evaluation plus
30 visits per calendar year for Marketplace.
• Transplants including Solid Organ and Bone Marrow (Cornea
transplant does not require authorization).
• Transportation: non-emergent Air Transport.
• Unlisted & Miscellaneous Codes: Molina requires standard
codes when requesting authorization. Should an unlisted or
miscellaneous code be requested, medical necessity
documentation and rationale must be submitted with the prior
authorization request. Molina requires PA for all unlisted codes
except 90999 does not require PA.
• Urine Drug Testing: After 12 cumulative visits per calendar
year for Medicaid only. Please refer to Molina’s provider
website or portal for a specific list of codes that require PA.
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