74740 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 74740

2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name 74740 require prior authorization or set conditions: Humana, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
HumanaOak Street HealthAllprior auth requiredOak Street Health (Humana): Prior Authorization List (PAL) Codes Under Management
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare Mid-Atlantic Health PlansAllprior auth requiredOct 1, 2026Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Mid-Atlantic Health Plans Effective October 1, 2026

Payer coverage policies that name 74740

74740 appears in 10 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross NC, Cigna, Premera Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaInfertility (0327)covered if criteria are metJul 16, 2026payer document
AetnaRecurrent Pregnancy Loss (0348)covered if criteria are metJun 23, 2026payer document
AetnaTranscervical Balloon Tuboplasty (0347)listed, no stanceMay 21, 2026payer document
AetnaTubal Sterilization (0657)covered if criteria are metOct 7, 2026payer document
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsAssisted Reproductive Servies Infertility Services (086)listed, no stancepayer document
Blue Cross NCInfertility Diagnosis and Treatment – B0006listed, no stanceMar 1, 2026payer document
CignaInfertility Services (0089)covered if criteria are metJun 15, 2025payer document
Premera Blue CrossInfertility and Assisted Reproduction Serviceslisted, no stanceMay 11, 2026payer document
Premera Blue CrossPreventive Carecovered if criteria are metSep 21, 2026payer document
UnitedHealthcareInfertility Diagnosis, Treatment, and Fertility Preservation (2026T0270NN)listed, no stanceJun 1, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Mar 1, 2025: PA removed, Oxford Health Plans
  • Feb 1, 2024: PA removed, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

Medicaid fee-for-service

  • AZ: $166.84 (outpatient_hospital), effective Oct 1, 2021
  • CO: $29.02 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $43.19 (radiology), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $59.83 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $69.16 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $56.93 (default, Exempt Physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • KY: $0.00 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $28.56 (lab_radiology), effective Jul 1, 2025
  • MA: $62.61 (physician_radiology), effective May 1, 2024
  • MS: $71.32 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • ND: $19.53 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $25.38 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $25.25 (ordered_ambulatory), effective Jul 24, 2026
  • OH: $52.04 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $60.57 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • TX: $59.22 (family_planning_clinic, Family Planning Clinic, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2016
  • VA: $15.34 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $185.27 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $56.18 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $105.52 (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.