69728 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 69728

2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name 69728 require prior authorization or set conditions: Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
Rocky Mountain Health PlansRocky Mountain Health Plans CHP+COprior auth requiredOct 1, 2026Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Plan - prior authorization Effective October 1, 2026
Rocky Mountain Health PlansRocky Mountain Medicare Advantage D-SNPCOprior auth requiredFeb 1, 2025Rocky Mountain Health Plans Medicare Advantage Dual-Special Needs Plans – prior authorization Effective February 1, 2025

Payer coverage policies that name 69728

69728 appears in 10 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross NC, Centene, Regence.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaBone-Anchored Hearing Aids (0403)covered if criteria are metJul 22, 2026payer document
AetnaCochlear Implants and Auditory Brainstem Implants (0013)covered if criteria are metAug 18, 2026payer document
AetnaGrid Monitoring and Intraoperative Electroencephalography (0289)listed, no stance (range 69720-69745)Apr 17, 2026payer document
AetnaIntraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (0697)covered if criteria are met (range 69720-69745)Jun 19, 2026payer document
AetnaMyringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube (0418)listed, no stance (range 69420-69799)Jun 30, 2026payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiImplantable Boneconduction And Boneanchored Hearing Aidscovered if criteria are metpayer document
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsImplantable Bone-Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing A (479)listed, no stancepayer document
Blue Cross NCImplantable Bone Conduction Hearing Aidslisted, no stanceFeb 1, 2026payer document
CenteneBone-Anchored Hearing Aid (CP.MP.93)covered if criteria are metMay 1, 2026payer document
RegenceTranscutaneous Bone-Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids (Surgery 121)listed, no stanceApr 1, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Feb 1, 2024: PA removed, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan
  • Feb 15, 2023: PA added, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in LA, VA, WA.

  • AZ: $1062.88 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $488.88 (health_first_colorado), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $257.69 (physician, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $411.50 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $456.08 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $841.74 (asc, facility), effective Jan 1, 2023
  • KY: $1605.64 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $518.10 (professional), effective Jan 1, 2023
  • MA: $1202.52 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
  • MS: $1263.33 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • ND: $946.52 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $815.10 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $329.07 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $454.05 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2023
  • OK: $2946.45 (outpatient_hospital_apc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • TX: $1088.27 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jan 1, 2023
  • VA: $450.23 (medical, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $2540.58 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $308.05 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $1447.00 (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.