93897 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 93897

1 of 1 payer prior-auth lists that name 93897 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan.

PayerPlanStatePrior authConditionsSinceSource
Blue Shield of California Promise Health PlanPromise Health Plan Medi-CalCAprior auth requiredSep 1, 2026Medi-Cal Prior Authorization List

Payer coverage policies that name 93897

93897 appears in 1 coverage policy from Aetna.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
AetnaTranscranial Doppler Ultrasonography (0353)covered if criteria are metMay 22, 2026payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

  • Feb 1, 2025: PA added, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in MS.

  • AZ: $229.08 (physician, AHCCCS PT 08, facility), effective Oct 1, 2025
  • CO: $178.49 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • FL: $155.61 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $141.17 (practitioner), effective Jan 1, 2025
  • IN: $171.33 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • KY: $177.01 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • LA: $58.45 (professional), effective Jan 1, 2025
  • MS: $31.77 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • ND: $40.93 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • OH: $160.23 (physician), effective Jan 1, 2025
  • OK: $200.65 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • TX: $188.89 (miscellaneous_other_professionals_portable_x_ray_radiologica, Miscellaneous Other Professionals - Portable X-Ray, Radiological Lab, Physiological Lab, non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2025
  • VA: $32.41 (medical, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $148.48 (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.