Premera Blue Cross of Washington prior authorization, page 20

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Each row is one code from the public prior authorization list. The description is the procedure or service name on that source row. This is not a coverage decision.

Prior authorization codes

Prior authorization codes
CodeDescriptionSource
72132Computed tomography, lumbar spine; with contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 398 Original policy
72133Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 398 Original policy
72141Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, cervical; without contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 399 Original policy
72142Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, cervical; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 399 Original policy
72146Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, thoracic; without contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 399 Original policy
72147Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, thoracic; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 399 Original policy
72148Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 399 Original policy
72149Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 400 Original policy
72156Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; cervicalClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 400 Original policy
72157Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; thoracicClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 400 Original policy
72158Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; lumbarClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 400 Original policy
72159Magnetic resonance angiography, spinal canal and contents, with or without contrast material(s) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 400 Original policy
72191Computed tomographic angiography, pelvis, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessingClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 401 Original policy
72192Computed tomography, pelvis; without contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 401 Original policy
72193Computed tomography, pelvis; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 401 Original policy
72194Computed tomography, pelvis; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sectionsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 401 Original policy
72195Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, pelvis; without contrast material(s) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 401 Original policy
72196Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, pelvis; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 402 Original policy
72197Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, pelvis; without contrast material(s), followed by contrast material(s) and further sequencesClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 402 Original policy
72198Magnetic resonance angiography, pelvis, with or without contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 402 Original policy
73200Computed tomography, upper extremity; without contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 402 Original policy
73201Computed tomography, upper extremity; with contrast material(s) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 402 Original policy
73202Computed tomography, upper extremity; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sectionsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 403 Original policy
73206Computed tomographic angiography, upper extremity, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessingClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 403 Original policy
73218Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, upper extremity, other than joint; without contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 403 Original policy
73219Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, upper extremity, other than joint; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 403 Original policy
73220Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, upper extremity, other than joint; without contrast material(s), followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 403 Original policy
73221Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 404 Original policy
73222Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 404 Original policy
73223Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s), followed by contrast material(s) and further sequencesClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 404 Original policy
73225Magnetic resonance angiography, upper extremity, with or without contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 404 Original policy
73700Computed tomography, lower extremity; without contrast material These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 404 Original policy
73701Computed tomography, lower extremity; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 405 Original policy
73702Computed tomography, lower extremity; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sectionsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 405 Original policy
73706Computed tomographic angiography, lower extremity, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessingClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 405 Original policy
73718Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, lower extremity other than joint; without contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 405 Original policy
73719Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, lower extremity other than joint; with contrast material(s) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 405 Original policy
73720Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, lower extremity other than joint; without contrast material(s), followed by contrast material(s) and further sequencesClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 406 Original policy
73721Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 406 Original policy
73722Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 406 Original policy
73723Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material(s), followed by contrast material(s) and further sequencesClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 406 Original policy
73725Magnetic resonance angiography, lower extremity, with or without contrast material(s) These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 406 Original policy
74150Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 407 Original policy
74160Computed tomography, abdomen; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 407 Original policy
74170Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sectionsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 407 Original policy
74174Computed tomographic angiography, abdomen and pelvis, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, performed, and image postprocessingClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 407 Original policy
74175Computed tomographic angiography, abdomen, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval.Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 407 Original policy
74176Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast materialClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 408 Original policy
74177Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material(s)Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 408 Original policy
74178Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material in one or both body regions, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections in one or both body regionsClinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 408 Original policy

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