1045T CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 1045T

1 of 1 payer prior-auth lists that name 1045T require prior authorization or set conditions: HealthSpring.

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

Payer coverage policies that name 1045T

1045T appears in 10 coverage policies from Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross NC, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross, Regence, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaSkin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (0244)
CPT not covered for indications listed in the CPB
covered if criteria are metJul 29, 2026payer document
AetnaSkin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (0244)not covered (range 10040-19499)Jul 29, 2026payer document
AnthemProducts for Wound Healing and Soft Tissue Grafting: Investigational (SURG.00011)unproven / investigationalAug 13, 2026payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiBioengineered Skin And Soft Tissue Substitutes (A.7.01.113)unproven / investigationalpayer document
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsBioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (663)
Procedure
unproven / investigationalpayer document
Blue Cross NCSkin and Soft Tissue Substituteslisted, no stanceAug 1, 2026payer document
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (SUR704.012)
CPT Codes 15011, 15012, 15013, 15014, 15015, 15016, 15017, 15018, 15271, 15272,
listed, no stanceJul 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 CrossBioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (7.01.582)
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unproven / investigationalOct 1, 2026payer document
RegenceBioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes and Amniotic Products (Medicine 170)listed, no stanceJun 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 OH.

  • ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Jul 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.