19000 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 19000

2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name 19000 require prior authorization or set conditions: Neighborhood Health Partnership, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
Neighborhood Health PartnershipNeighborhood Health PartnershipFLprior auth under conditionssite of care: outpatient hospital, ASC; not in AK, IL, GU, MA, PR, RI, TX, UT, VI, WISep 1, 2026Prior authorization requirements for Neighborhood Health Partnership Effective September 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare Complete (Individual & Family plans)Allprior auth under conditionssite of care: outpatient hospital, ASCSep 1, 2026Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Complete Effective September 1, 2026

Payer coverage policies that name 19000

19000 appears in 3 coverage policies from Aetna, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaSkin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (0244)not covered (range 10040-19499)Jul 29, 2026payer document
AetnaUltrasound Guidance – Selected Indications (0952)covered if criteria are metApr 27, 2026payer document
UnitedHealthcareOffice-Based Procedures – Site of Service (MP.12.22)
General Surgery
listed, no stanceJul 1, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, Oxford Health Plans
  • Sep 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Aug 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, Neighborhood Health Partnership
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid fee-for-service

  • AZ: $35.82 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $51.29 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $29.19 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $37.40 (practitioner), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • IN: $32.55 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $225.00 (asc, facility), effective Aug 1, 1982
  • KY: $63.90 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $233.58 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2012
  • MA: $66.26 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
  • MS: $50.46 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • ND: $63.20 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $37.78 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $21.96 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $29.35 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $58.30 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • TX: $59.25 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jun 1, 2023
  • VA: $31.54 (medical, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $549.84 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $21.02 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $313.16 (outpatient_hospital_apc, Ambulatory Surgical Centers), 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.