`63173` CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 63173

48 of 48 payer prior-auth lists that name 63173 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue), CarePlus Health Plans, Humana, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Federal Employee Program (FEP)	AZ	prior auth under conditions	FEP Standard and Basic only	Sep 1, 2026	Federal Employee Program (FEP) Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (Updated 09/01/2026)
CarePlus Health Plans	CarePlus Health Plans	FL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (FL)	FL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 *New prior authorization requirement 787403FL0725 FLHMQSREN Humana Dual Fully Integrated Florida Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IL)	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Fully Integrated Illinois Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IN)	IN	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	*New prior authorization requirement 814403IN0825 H4939_INHN6Z6EN_C Humana PathWays Dual Care (HMO-POS D-SNP) Indiana Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (MI)	MI	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 Humana Dual Highly Integrated Michigan Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (SC)	SC	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Highly Integrated South Carolina Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (VA)	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Virginia Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in Illinois Prior Authorization and Notification List To view -specific medical coverage policies, please visit Humana Healthy Horizons in Illinois Clinical coverage policies .
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	IN	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 Humana Healthy Horizons® in Indiana Preauthorization and Notification List (PAL) for Indiana PathWays for Aging Please note the term prior authorization when used in this communication, is defined a
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	KY	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	please visit Humana Healthy Horizons in Kentucky Clinical coverage policies.
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	OH	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	555201OH0924-B OHHMZG2EN Humana Healthy Horizons® in Ohio Prior Authorization Notification List (PAL) The following preauthorization and notification list
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	SC	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in South Carolina Prior authorization and Notification List The following list describes services and medications that are commonly reviewed and may require additional clinical
Humana	Humana MA and D-SNP	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Puerto Rico MA and Dual Medicare-Medicaid	PR	prior auth required		Nov 3, 2025	Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plans Preauthorization and Notification List Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plan Preauthorization and Notification
Humana	Musculoskeletal	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Musculoskeletal Services
Humana	Musculoskeletal	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Musculoskeletal Services
Humana	Musculoskeletal	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Musculoskeletal Services
Humana	Oak Street Health	All	prior auth required			Oak Street Health (Humana): Prior Authorization List (PAL) Codes Under Management
Rocky Mountain Health Plans	Rocky Mountain Health Plans CHP+	CO	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Plan - prior authorization Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC)	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) Medicaid effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	ALTCS Developmentally Disabled	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Arizona Developmental Disabilities Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	ALTCS Long Term Care	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Arizona Long Term Care Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Louisiana Medicaid (Healthy Louisiana)	LA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Maryland HealthChoice	MD	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland Effective September 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Massachusetts OneCare	MA	prior auth required		Nov 1, 2025	Prior authorization requirements for Massachusetts OneCare Effective November 1, 2025
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Massachusetts Senior Care Options (SCO)	MA	prior auth required		Nov 1, 2025	CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Prior authorization requirements for Massachusetts Senior Care Options Effective November 1, 2025
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Minnesota Metro Medicaid	MN	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2024	Prior authorization requirements for Minnesota Medicaid Effective October 1, 2024
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Mississippi CHIP	MS	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2025	Prior authorization requirements for Mississippi Children’s Health Insurance Program Effective Apr. 1, 2025
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	MississippiCAN	MS	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2025	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Mississippi – Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN) Effective Apr. 1, 2025
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Missouri Medicaid	MO	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Missouri Medicaid Effective July 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Nebraska Heritage Health	NE	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Nebraska Effective July 1, 2026 General Information This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating United
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	New Mexico Turquoise Care	NM	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Mexico Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Ohio Medicaid	OH	prior auth required		Nov 1, 2025	Prior authorization requirements for Ohio Medicaid Effective November 1, 2025 General Information This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Pennsylvania CHIP	PA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania CHIP Effective July 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Pennsylvania Medicaid	PA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania Effective July 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Rhode Island Medicaid	RI	prior auth required		May 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Rhode Island Medicaid Effective May 1, 2026 This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island h
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	TennCare	TN	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Texas CHIP	TX	prior auth required	site of care: site of service reviewed	Jan 1, 2015	Prior authorization requirements for Texas CHIP Effective September 1, 2026 This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Texas CHIP health care
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Texas STAR	TX	prior auth required	site of care: site of service reviewed	Jan 1, 2015	Prior authorization requirements for Texas STAR Effective September 1, 2026 This list contains prior authorization review requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas STAR h
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Texas STAR Kids	TX	prior auth required	site of care: site of service reviewed	Nov 1, 2016	Prior authorization requirements for STAR Kids Effective September 1, 2026 This list contains prior authorization review requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas STAR Ki
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Texas STAR+PLUS	TX	prior auth required	site of care: site of service reviewed	Jan 1, 2015	Prior authorization requirements for STAR+Plus Effective September 1, 2026 This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan STAR+PLUS health care p
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaii (QUEST Integration)	HI	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaii Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kentucky	KY	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kentucky Effective July 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New York	NY	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New York Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	UnitedHealthcare Connected (Texas MMP)	TX	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2015	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Connected (Medicare-Medicaid Plan) Texas Effective November 1, 2025 This list contains prior authorization review requirements for participating U
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Washington Apple Health	WA	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington Effective April 1, 2023
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Wisconsin BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI	WI	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Wisconsin Medicaid Effective September 1, 2026 General Information This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating UnitedHealthcare Community

Payer coverage policies that name 63173

63173 appears in 6 coverage policies from Aetna.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (0697)	covered if criteria are met (range 63170-63200)	Jun 19, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (0697)	not covered (range 62263-63746)	Jun 19, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Intravenous Iron Therapy (0575)	listed, no stance (range 61000-64999)	Jul 1, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Nerve Blocks (0863)	listed, no stance (range 62263-63746)	Jul 23, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Orthopedic Casts, Braces and Splints (0009)	listed, no stance (range 63170-63200)	Jan 20, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Respiratory Devices: Incentive Spirometers, Vaporizers and Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Machines (0479)	listed, no stance (range 61000-64999)	Jul 9, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Thermal Perfusion Probe for Monitoring Regional Cerebral Blood Flow (0703)	listed, no stance (range 61000-64999)	Nov 24, 2025	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Jul 1, 2026: PA added, Humana

Medicaid fee-for-service

AZ: $1778.57 (physician, AHCCCS PT 08, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
CO: $1411.45 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
FL: $1319.90 (physician, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
IL: $1393.75 (practitioner), effective Jul 1, 2026
IN: $1273.88 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
KS: $989.28 (default, Exempt Physician), effective Aug 1, 2024
KY: $1057.52 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
LA: $1424.78 (professional), effective Jul 1, 2025
MA: $1274.88 (physician_surgery), effective May 1, 2024
MS: $1377.62 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
ND: $1684.46 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
NE: $503.06 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
NY: $796.22 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
OH: $1056.48 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
OK: $1461.93 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
TX: $207.40 (nurse_practitioner_clinical_nurse_specialist, Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, facility), effective Mar 1, 2025
VA: $1470.20 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WA: $973.27 (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.

63173 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 63173

Payer coverage policies that name 63173

Recent prior-auth changes

Medicaid fee-for-service

`63173` CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization