77003 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 77003

Payer coverage policies that name 77003

77003 appears in 7 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaBack Pain - Invasive Procedures (0016)listed, no stanceOct 6, 2026payer document
AetnaEpidural Injection Technologies (0934)listed, no stanceApr 8, 2025payer document
AetnaNusinersen (Spinraza) (0915)listed, no stanceSep 9, 2026payer document
AetnaTransforaminal Epidural Injections (0722)listed, no stanceOct 20, 2025payer document
AetnaViscosupplementation (0179)not coveredSep 2, 2026payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiDecompression Of The Intervertebral Disc Using Laser Energy Laser Discectomy Or Radiofrequency Coblation Nucleoplastyunproven / investigationalpayer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiDiagnosis And Treatment Of Sacroiliac Joint Pain (L.6.01.413)covered if criteria are metpayer document

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in WV.

  • AZ: $104.95 (physician, AHCCCS PT 08, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • CO: $86.42 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $14.37 (radiology), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $67.80 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $22.22 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KS: $17.50 (default, Exempt Physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • KY: $0.00 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $32.37 (lab_radiology), effective Jul 1, 2025
  • MA: $21.12 (physician_radiology), effective May 1, 2024
  • MS: $58.98 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • ND: $85.24 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $93.55 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $25.25 (ordered_ambulatory), effective Jul 24, 2026
  • OH: $55.71 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2024
  • OK: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_apc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • TX: $62.87 (miscellaneous_other_professionals_portable_x_ray_radiologica, Miscellaneous Other Professionals - Portable X-Ray, Radiological Lab, Physiological Lab, non-facility), effective Mar 1, 2026
  • VA: $24.59 (medical), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $47.97 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_apc, Children's Hospitals), 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.