86901 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 86901

Payer coverage policies that name 86901

86901 appears in 5 coverage policies from Blue Cross NC, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Premera Blue Cross.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
Blue Cross NCPrenatal Screening (Nongenetic) AHS - G2035listed, no stanceOct 1, 2025payer document
Blue Cross NCProfessional Pathology Billing Requirements AHS – R2169listed, no stance (range 86000-86999)Mar 1, 2024payer document
BlueCross BlueShield of South CarolinaMaternity/Obstetrical Care Benefits (CAM 366)
85049 | BLOOD COUNT; PLATELET, AUTOMATED
listed, no stanceFeb 1, 2026payer document
BlueCross BlueShield of South CarolinaPrenatal Screening (Nongenetics) (CAM 119)
Number
listed, no stanceJul 1, 2026payer document
Premera Blue CrossPreventive Care
Rh incompatibility screening
covered if criteria are metSep 21, 2026payer document

Medicaid fee-for-service

  • AZ: $2.99 (lab), effective Oct 1, 2026
  • CO: $2.99 (lab_cdl), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • FL: $1.61 (lab_independent, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $2.99 (practitioner), effective Apr 1, 2024
  • IN: $2.54 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2020
  • KS: $2.24 (default, Exempt Physician), effective Jul 1, 2023
  • KY: $2.99 (lab), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $2.99 (lab_radiology), effective Jan 1, 2020
  • MS: $2.69 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • ND: $2.99 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $2.99 (lab), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • NY: $2.99 (lab), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • OH: $2.24 (lab), effective Apr 1, 2021
  • OK: $2.66 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • TX: $2.78 (hhsc_family_planning_program, Hhsc Family Planning Program), effective Mar 1, 2021
  • VA: $2.99 (medical), effective Jan 1, 2020
  • VT: $29.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $2.39 (kidneycenters), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $16.52 (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.