Payer policies › CPT 4955049550 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorizationPayer policies and prior authorization for 49550 2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name 49550 require prior authorization or set conditions: Neighborhood Health Partnership, UnitedHealthcare.
Payer Plan State Prior auth Conditions Since Source Neighborhood Health Partnership Neighborhood Health Partnership FL prior auth under conditions site of care: outpatient hospital; not in AK, IL, GU, MA, PR, RI, TX, UT, VI, WI Sep 1, 2026 Prior authorization requirements for Neighborhood Health Partnership Effective September 1, 2026 UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare Complete (Individual & Family plans) All prior auth under conditions site of care: outpatient hospital Sep 1, 2026 Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Complete Effective September 1, 2026
Payer coverage policies that name 49550 49550 appears in 1 coverage policy from Regence.
Payer Policy Role in policy Reviewed Document Regence Surgical Site of Care – Hospital Outpatient (Utilization Management 19) listed, no stance May 1, 2026 payer document
Recent prior-auth changes Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, Oxford Health Plans Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Aug 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, Neighborhood Health Partnership Medicaid fee-for-service AZ: $1221.04 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026 CO: $458.56 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026 FL: $581.11 (pediatric_surgery, pediatric surgeon), effective Jan 1, 2025 IL: $409.20 (practitioner), effective Jul 1, 2026 IN: $438.91 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026 KS: $435.00 (asc, facility), effective Aug 1, 1982 KY: $1702.62 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026 LA: $265.13 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2012 MA: $1170.63 (asc), effective May 1, 2026 MS: $1348.14 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025 ND: $1003.70 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026 NE: $785.00 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2024 NY: $260.00 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026 OH: $342.66 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024 OK: $1553.34 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026 TX: $1151.54 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jun 1, 2023 VA: $483.80 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026 VT: $2780.04 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026 WA: $339.40 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2026 WY: $1583.39 (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.