TN0662 INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
PREAUTH		CLAIMS
MIN. CLINICAL SYMPTOMS	MIN. REQUIRED	CRITERIA	DETAILS	% BREAKUP AMOUNT - CLAIMS	POINTS AWARDED	SPECIAL MENTION
COUGH, BREATHLESSNESS	CLINICAL PHOTO, CXR, PFT, HRCT	TOTAL BED DAYS		20
		BEDS IN ICU
		DAYS UNDER VENTILATOR SUPPORT				INCLUDING NIV
		INVESTIGATIONS	GENERAL WORK UP	30		INCLUDES CXR
			HRCT		mandatory
			PFT
			ECG & ECHO		mandatory
		TREATMENT	STEROIDS / IMMUNOSUPPRESION	50	mandatory
			SUPPORTIVE CARE			OXYGEN / NEBULISATION / ANTIBIOTICS
			NON INVASIVE VENTILLATION		mandatory