0733T CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 0733T

3 of 3 payer prior-auth lists that name 0733T require prior authorization or set conditions: HealthSpring, Oxford Health Plans, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
HealthSpringMedicare AdvantageAllprior auth requiredAug 1, 20262026 Q4 Prior Authorization List
Oxford Health PlansOxford Health PlansAllprior auth requiredOct 1, 2026Prior Authorization Requirements for Oxford Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare West commercial plansAllprior auth requiredOct 1, 2026Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare West commercial plans Effective October 1, 2026

Payer coverage policies that name 0733T

0733T appears in 4 coverage policies from Capital Blue Cross, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
Capital Blue CrossExperimental and Investigational Procedures (MP 4.002)
Procedure codes: Miscellaneous
listed, no stanceSep 1, 2026payer document
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes
CPT Codes 0054T, 0055T, 0071T, 0072T, 0075T, 0076T, 0095T, 0098T, 0100T, 0101T,
listed, no stanceJan 1, 2027payer document
Premera Blue CrossNon-covered Experimental/Investigational Services
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listed, no stanceOct 1, 2026payer document
UnitedHealthcareCategory III Codes (2026T0644Q)listed, no stanceJul 1, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Aug 1, 2026: PA added, HealthSpring

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in IN.

  • ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WY: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_apc, Children's Hospitals), effective Apr 1, 2026

From payers' published prior-auth lists, coverage policies and state Medicaid fee schedules, updated Oct 16, 2026. The role is what the policy's own code table or text says about the code. Not a guarantee of coverage or payment; verify with the payer. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.