Aetna policies

Search Aetna's public medical, payment and drug policies by CPT or HCPCS code, keyword or policy number, with links to the payer's own documents. Links open the payer's own document; check its current version before relying on it.

Checking prior authorization for 72240? Open Aetna’s official lists and confirm the member’s product there.

2 policies name 72240, those listing the fewest codes first. A policy that names a code may also list it as excluded.

Aetna policies
Policy	Details	Codes	Source
Intervertebral Disc Prostheses	0591 · Commercial	28	Original policy ↗
0016-Back Pain - Invasive Procedures	0016 · Commercial	214	Original policy ↗

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