69433 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 69433

2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name 69433 require prior authorization or set conditions: Neighborhood Health Partnership, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
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 69433

69433 appears in 3 coverage policies from Aetna, Anthem.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaMeniere's Disease and Related Disorders: Surgery (0514)covered if criteria are metJul 2, 2026payer document
AetnaMyringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube (0418)covered if criteria are metJun 30, 2026payer document
AetnaMyringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube (0418)listed, no stance (range 69420-69799)Jun 30, 2026payer document
AnthemMyringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube Insertion (CG-SURG-46)covered if criteria are metFeb 19, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Oct 1, 2026: PA removed, Oxford Health Plans
  • 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, Neighborhood Health Partnership
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Apr 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in WA.

  • AZ: $79.34 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $158.17 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $93.00 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $89.67 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $102.88 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $267.00 (asc, facility), effective Aug 1, 1982
  • KY: $141.55 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $265.13 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2012
  • MA: $117.49 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
  • MS: $109.98 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • ND: $140.01 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $128.68 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $62.54 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $67.31 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $129.14 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • TX: $117.66 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jun 1, 2023
  • VA: $103.59 (medical, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $418.77 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $71.85 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $238.51 (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.