70140 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 70140

Payer coverage policies that name 70140

70140 appears in 2 coverage policies from Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (SUR705.010)
CPT Codes 20550, 20605, 20606, 21010, 21050, 21060, 21070, 21073, 21076,
listed, no stanceJan 1, 2026payer document
Premera Blue CrossComputerized Diagnostic Imaging for Complex Maxillofacial Procedureslisted, no stanceJun 22, 2026payer document

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in WV.

  • AZ: $58.65 (outpatient_hospital), effective Oct 1, 2021
  • CO: $18.95 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $14.87 (radiology), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $27.93 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $24.51 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $19.21 (default, Exempt Physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • KY: $0.00 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $9.85 (lab_radiology), effective Jul 1, 2025
  • MA: $25.41 (physician_radiology), effective May 1, 2024
  • MS: $25.31 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • ND: $35.30 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $41.29 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $15.15 (ordered_ambulatory), effective Jul 24, 2026
  • OH: $25.34 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $27.09 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • TX: $109.09 (hospital_outpatient_imaging_services, Rural Hospitals), effective Mar 1, 2025
  • VA: $8.39 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $67.57 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $5.73 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $38.49 (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.