43800 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 43800

2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name 43800 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, HealthSpring.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IllinoisBlue Cross Community MMAI (Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative)ILprior auth requiredJan 1, 2025Procedure Code List, Effective 1/1/2025
HealthSpringMedicare AdvantageAllprior auth requiredJan 1, 20252026 Q4 Prior Authorization List

Payer coverage policies that name 43800

43800 appears in 1 coverage policy from Aetna.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaObesity Surgery (0157)listed, no stanceJul 21, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Apr 1, 2026: PA removed, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
  • Apr 1, 2026: PA removed, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
  • Jan 1, 2026: conditions changed, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in ND.

  • AZ: $952.22 (physician, AHCCCS PT 08, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • CO: $731.08 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $935.63 (pediatric_surgery, pediatric surgeon), effective Jan 1, 2025
  • IL: $699.20 (practitioner), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • IN: $699.15 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $400.00 (asc, facility), effective Aug 1, 1982
  • KY: $495.57 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $759.79 (professional), effective Jul 1, 2025
  • MA: $682.70 (physician_surgery), effective May 1, 2024
  • MS: $723.70 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • ND: $895.92 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $247.09 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $419.48 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $502.78 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $765.10 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • TX: $102.62 (nurse_practitioner_clinical_nurse_specialist, Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, facility), effective Sep 1, 2026
  • VA: $754.63 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $503.93 (physician, facility), effective Jul 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.