0896T CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 0896T

1 of 1 payer prior-auth lists that name 0896T require prior authorization or set conditions: HealthSpring.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
HealthSpringMedicare AdvantageAllprior auth requiredAug 1, 20262026 Q4 Prior Authorization List

Payer coverage policies that name 0896T

0896T appears in 5 coverage policies from Aetna, Anthem, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaLiver Transplantation (0596)covered if criteria are metSep 8, 2026payer document
AnthemPortable Normothermic Organ Perfusion Systems (TRANS.00039)covered if criteria are metAug 13, 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.