0735T CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 0735T

1 of 1 payer prior-auth lists that name 0735T require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of TexasTexas PA exemption (gold card), outpatient, fully insuredTXprior auth requiredGold-card exemption availableJul 1, 2026BCBSTX Outpatient Prior Authorization Exemption Clinical Guidelines (max units, PA exempt date range)

Payer coverage policies that name 0735T

0735T appears in 5 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Shield of California, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) (0721)not coveredOct 20, 2025payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiIntraoperative Radiotherapy (L.8.01.414)covered if criteria are metpayer document
Blue Shield of CaliforniaBSC9.01 | Investigational Serviceslisted, no stancepayer 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
UnitedHealthcareOmnibus Codes (MMP107.09)
optimize electrical synchrony, cardiac | UnitedHealthcare
listed, no stanceJun 1, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Aug 1, 2026: PA removed, HealthSpring
  • 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.