61001 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 61001

Payer coverage policies that name 61001

61001 appears in 5 coverage policies from Aetna.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaGrid Monitoring and Intraoperative Electroencephalography (0289)listed, no stance (range 61000-61253)Apr 17, 2026payer document
AetnaIntraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (0697)covered if criteria are met (range 61000-61070)Jun 19, 2026payer document
AetnaIntravenous Iron Therapy (0575)listed, no stance (range 61000-64999)Jul 1, 2026payer document
AetnaRespiratory Devices: Incentive Spirometers, Vaporizers and Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Machines (0479)listed, no stance (range 61000-64999)Jul 9, 2026payer document
AetnaThermal Perfusion Probe for Monitoring Regional Cerebral Blood Flow (0703)listed, no stance (range 61000-64999)Nov 24, 2025payer document

Medicaid fee-for-service

  • AZ: $313.95 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $83.89 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $82.35 (physician, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IN: $79.52 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $250.00 (asc, facility), effective Aug 1, 1982
  • KY: $378.22 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $88.27 (professional), effective Jul 1, 2025
  • MA: $268.46 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
  • MS: $297.40 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • ND: $222.96 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $103.74 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $50.74 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $76.35 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $91.20 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • TX: $262.86 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jun 1, 2023
  • VA: $91.72 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $548.09 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $60.96 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $312.17 (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.