UnitedHealthcare prior authorization, page 8

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
E0471Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E0483Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E0745Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E0764Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E0766Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E0770Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E0784Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E0986Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1002Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1003Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1004Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1005Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1006Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1007Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1008Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1236Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1238Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E1399Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E2402Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
E2510Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0005Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0012Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0014Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0812Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0848Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0849Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0850Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0851Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0852Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0853Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0854Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0855Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0856Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0857Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0858Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0859Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0860Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0861Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0862Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0863Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0864Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0868Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0869Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0870Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0871Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0877Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0878Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0879Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0880Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 Original policy
K0884Durable medical equipment (DME)Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans, Pg 10 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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