57268 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 57268

3 of 3 payer prior-auth lists that name 57268 require prior authorization or set conditions: Humana, Neighborhood Health Partnership, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
HumanaHumana Puerto Rico MA and Dual Medicare-MedicaidPRprior auth requiredNov 3, 2025Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plans Preauthorization and Notification List Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plan Preauthorization and Notification
Neighborhood Health PartnershipNeighborhood Health PartnershipFLprior auth under conditionssite of care: outpatient hospital; 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 hospitalSep 1, 2026Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Complete Effective September 1, 2026

Payer coverage policies that name 57268

57268 appears in 2 coverage policies from Aetna.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaAcupuncture and Dry Needling (0135)listed, no stance (range 56405-58999)Mar 25, 2026payer document
AetnaUrological Supplies (0533)listed, no stance (range 56405-58999)Jul 30, 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, Oxford Health Plans
  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
  • 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: $1698.98 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $408.20 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $355.11 (physician, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $532.80 (practitioner), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • IN: $389.55 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $312.27 (asc, facility), effective Aug 1, 1982
  • KY: $2240.80 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $217.00 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2012
  • MA: $1543.91 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
  • MS: $1780.46 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • ND: $1320.95 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $637.00 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2024
  • NY: $231.51 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $390.52 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $2044.33 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • TX: $1526.99 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jun 1, 2023
  • VA: $463.58 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $3884.21 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $339.40 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $2212.27 (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.