43205 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 43205

1 of 1 payer prior-auth lists that name 43205 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 43205

43205 appears in 2 coverage policies from Aetna, Centene.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaUpper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Biopsy (0738)covered if criteria are met (range 43200-43232)Oct 29, 2025payer document
CenteneAnesthesiology Services for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CP.MP.161)covered if criteria are metMay 1, 2019payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Oct 1, 2025: PA removed, Oxford Health Plans
  • Jun 1, 2025: PA removed, Neighborhood Health Partnership
  • May 30, 2025: PA removed, Cigna
  • May 30, 2025: PA removed, Cigna
  • Dec 1, 2024: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Dec 1, 2024: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Dec 1, 2024: conditions changed, Neighborhood Health Partnership
  • Dec 1, 2024: conditions changed, Oxford Health Plans

Medicaid fee-for-service

  • AZ: $617.94 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $110.54 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $97.93 (physician, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $136.01 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $107.58 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $225.00 (asc, facility), effective Jan 1, 1994
  • KY: $873.00 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $182.30 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2012
  • MA: $563.60 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
  • MS: $691.32 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • ND: $514.64 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $413.00 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2024
  • NY: $107.32 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $137.57 (physician), effective Dec 31, 2014
  • OK: $796.46 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • TX: $564.97 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jun 1, 2023
  • VA: $109.09 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $1489.96 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $308.28 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $848.61 (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.