Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy

Anesthesia Services - Professional

Anesthesia Services - Professional is a public Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy (policy C-09002, effective Apr 1, 2026). It lists 33 CPT or HCPCS codes, 6 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.

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Payer
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
Policy number
C-09002
Effective
Apr 1, 2026
Line of business
Commercial
States
CA
Source
www.anthem.com

Codes in this policy

The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list.

CodePrior authorizationDescription on the prior authorization listOther Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies
00170On the listAnesthesia for intraoral procedures, including biopsy; not otherwise specifiedPolicies naming 00170
00176Not listedPolicies naming 00176
01953Not listedPolicies naming 01953
01968Not listedPolicies naming 01968
01969Not listedPolicies naming 01969
01996Not listedPolicies naming 01996
31500Not listedPolicies naming 31500
43200Not listedPolicies naming 43200
43753Not listedPolicies naming 43753
43754Not listedPolicies naming 43754
60000Not listedPolicies naming 60000
62320On the listInjection(s), of diagnostic or therapeutic substance(s) (e.g., anesthetic, antispasmodic, opioid, steroid, other solution), not including neurolytic substances, including needle or catheter placement, interlaminar epidural or subarachnoid, cervical or thoracicPolicies naming 62320
62327Not listedPolicies naming 62327
64400Not listedPolicies naming 64400
64412Not listedPolicies naming 64412
64450On the listInjection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; other peripheral nerve or branchPolicies naming 64450
91000Not listedPolicies naming 91000
91055Not listedPolicies naming 91055
91105Not listedPolicies naming 91105
93015Not listedPolicies naming 93015
93018Not listedPolicies naming 93018
93312On the listEchocardiography, transesophageal, real-time with image documentation (2-D) (with or without M-mode recording)Policies naming 93312
93317On the listEchocardiography, transesophageal, image acquisition, interpretation and report only (congenital cardiac anomalies)Policies naming 93317
93318Not listedPolicies naming 93318
93355Not listedPolicies naming 93355
94150Not listedPolicies naming 94150
99100Not listedPolicies naming 99100
99116Not listedPolicies naming 99116
99135Not listedPolicies naming 99135
99140Not listedPolicies naming 99140
D9211Not listedPolicies naming D9211
D9248Not listedPolicies naming D9248
J3490On the listUnclassified drugs or biologicals [when specified as eladocagene exuparvovec-tneq (Kebilidi)] or [when specified as an ocular gene therapy agent other than voretigene neparvovec-rzyl (Luxturna)] or [when specified as elivaldogene autotemcel (Skysona)] or [when specified as etuvetidigene autotemcel (Waskyra)] or [when specified as a gene therapy for hemophilia other than Hemgenix, Beqvez, or Roctavian]Policies naming J3490

All Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization CPT list

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