UnitedHealthcare prior authorization, page 22

Requirements

Commercial, Medicare Advantage, Community Plan, and Exchange each need their own source. This page does not use one requirement sentence for all four. The long descriptor is blank because no AMA-licensed CPT file was available to copy.

Commercial

Prior authorization codes

Prior authorization codes
CodeDescriptionSource
L5828ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5848ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5856ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5858ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5968ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5973ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5980ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5981ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L5987ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L6034ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L6035ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L6036ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L6039ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L6038ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L6200ProstheticsPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 20 Original policy
L6881Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6882Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6920Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6925Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6930Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6940Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6945Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6950Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6935Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6960Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6965Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6970Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6955Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7007Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L6975Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7045Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7170Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7180Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7040Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7185Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7186Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7190Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7181Prosthetics (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7499Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
L7191Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77520Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77522Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77523Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77525Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77331Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77370Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77399Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77470Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77373Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy
77402*Radiation therapyPrior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 21 Original policy

UnitedHealthcare commercial advance notification and prior authorization requirements

Medicare Advantage

No reviewed Medicare Advantage code row is on this page. Medicare Advantage does not inherit the commercial row above.

Community Plan

No reviewed Community Plan code row is on this page. Community Plan does not inherit the commercial row above.

Exchange

No reviewed Exchange code row is on this page. Exchange does not inherit the commercial row above.

Forms

UnitedHealthcare prior authorization and advance notification plan requirements

Updates

Commercial removal supplement
CodeLong descriptorCode systemPlan scopeOutcomeSource
0006MCPTCommercial plans covered by the October removal supplementRemovedNo under this removal notice, effective October 1, 2026Removal does not establish coverage or code billability; check member-specific exceptions.p. 1, Global CPT codes; introduction establishes removal of PA.

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Disclaimer

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