Outpatient Surgical Procedures – Site of Service (for Idaho Only) – Community Plan Medical Policy
Defines medical necessity criteria for performing planned surgical procedures in a hospital outpatient department versus ambulatory surgical center (ASC) for UnitedHealthcare members in Idaho (including Idaho Medicaid Plus). Specifies clinical conditions and access limitations that make hospital outpatient department site of service medically necessary and documents medical records requirements for reviews.
Added language under Medical Records Documentation Used for Reviews specifying that benefit coverage is determined by federal/state/contractual requirements and that medical records documentation may be required but does not guarantee coverage.
Updated References section to reflect most current information and archived previous policy version CS143ID.A.
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