Specialties

Every service line asks for different evidence.

Payers ask an oncologist and an orthopedic surgeon for very different things. PriorPilot is configured per service line, so each request reflects what that payer actually reviews.

Advanced imaging

MRI, CT, PET, nuclear cardiology

What payers usually ask for

  • •Duration of symptoms and conservative treatment tried
  • •Red-flag findings that justify imaging early
  • •Prior imaging of the same area and its date

How PriorPilot handles it

Requirements are often decided by a radiology benefit manager rather than the health plan itself. PriorPilot identifies the delegated vendor for each plan and fills that vendor's criteria, not a generic form.

Oncology & infusion

Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, supportive drugs, radiation

What payers usually ask for

  • •Cancer type, stage, and biomarkers
  • •Line of therapy and regimen
  • •Whether the regimen matches recognized compendia or pathways

How PriorPilot handles it

Requests are built per regimen rather than per drug, so a multi-drug cycle goes out together. Changes in cycle or dose trigger a check on whether the existing authorization still covers them.

Orthopedics

Joint replacement, spine surgery, arthroscopy, DME

What payers usually ask for

  • •Functional limitation scores and pain history
  • •Months of physical therapy, injections, or bracing
  • •Imaging findings and BMI where policies require it

How PriorPilot handles it

Surgical requests usually need evidence spread across months of visits. PriorPilot assembles that history in date order and highlights anything the payer's policy requires that the chart doesn't show yet.

Cardiology

Cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, devices

What payers usually ask for

  • •Symptoms and pre-test probability
  • •Results of prior stress testing or echo
  • •Device indications and ejection fraction

How PriorPilot handles it

Test results are read from structured observations and reports, so values like ejection fraction come from the source document rather than retyped by staff.

Sleep medicine

Home sleep tests, in-lab studies, PAP therapy

What payers usually ask for

  • •Screening questionnaire scores
  • •Reasons an in-lab study is needed instead of a home test
  • •Adherence data for continued PAP coverage

How PriorPilot handles it

PriorPilot checks whether the home test is the payer's required first step before an in-lab study is requested, which is one of the most common reasons for denial in this service line.

Specialty drugs

Biologics, injectables, pharmacy-benefit medications

What payers usually ask for

  • •Diagnosis and severity
  • •Prior medications tried and why they were stopped
  • •Step-therapy and dosing requirements

How PriorPilot handles it

Medical-benefit drugs go through the same queue as procedures. Pharmacy-benefit drugs use NCPDP ePA. Renewals are tracked so they're started before the current approval expires.

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