69801 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 69801

2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name 69801 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 69801

69801 appears in 3 coverage policies from Aetna, Regence.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaFacial Nerve Paralysis (0745)not coveredOct 30, 2025payer document
AetnaMeniere's Disease and Related Disorders: Surgery (0514)covered if criteria are metJul 2, 2026payer document
RegenceSurgical Site of Care – Hospital Outpatient (Utilization Management 19)listed, no stanceMay 1, 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, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jul 1, 2026: conditions changed, Neighborhood Health Partnership
  • Apr 1, 2026: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

Medicaid fee-for-service

  • AZ: $80.45 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $188.10 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $86.17 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $85.35 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $96.00 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $350.00 (asc, facility), effective Aug 1, 1982
  • KY: $143.52 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $233.58 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2012
  • MA: $113.81 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
  • MS: $114.63 (comprehensive, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • ND: $141.96 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $413.00 (asc), effective Jul 1, 2024
  • NY: $404.00 (physician_surgery, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OH: $101.26 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $130.94 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • TX: $124.30 (ambulatory_surgical_center_asc_hospital_based_ambulatory_sur, Ambulatory Surgical Center (Asc) / Hospital - Based Ambulatory Surgical Center (Hasc)), effective Jun 1, 2023
  • VA: $93.17 (medical, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $1204.74 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $63.06 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $686.17 (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.