UnitedHealthcare prior authorization, page 27

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
25210Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
25230Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
25240Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
25275Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
25295Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
25608Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26045Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26055Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26075Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26080Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26110Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26111Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26113Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26121Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26123Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26160Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26180Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26215Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26236Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26320Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26350Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26356Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26357Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26426Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26432Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26433Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26437Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26480Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26525Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26540Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26541Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26542Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26842Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26850Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26860Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26951Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
26952Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
27048Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
27062Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 26 Original policy
27324Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27327Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27328Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27332Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27339Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27340Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27347Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27372Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27620Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27632Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 Original policy
27638Site of service (SOS) – outpatient hospital (cont.)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 27 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.

Sources

Disclaimer

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