99493 CPT® code: payer coverage and prior authorization

Payer policies and prior authorization for 99493

Payer coverage policies that name 99493

99493 appears in 3 coverage policies from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Blue Cross NC.

PayerPolicyRole in policyReviewedDocument
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode IslandBehavioral Health Integration Services including the Collaborative Care Modelcovered if criteria are metApr 16, 2025payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode IslandBehavioral Health Integration Services including the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)
listed, no stanceAug 1, 2026payer document
Blue Cross NCEvaluation and Management Serviceslisted, no stance (range 99202-99499)Jun 1, 2026payer document

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in IN, WA.

  • AZ: $39.57 (outpatient_hospital, RF133), effective Oct 1, 2024
  • FL: $69.62 (physician, facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • IL: $76.30 (practitioner), effective Jul 1, 2022
  • KS: $72.69 (default, Mid Level Practitioner), effective Jan 1, 2025
  • KY: $45.00 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
  • MA: $74.56 (physician_medicine, facility), effective May 1, 2024
  • ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
  • NE: $150.03 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • OK: $81.20 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • TX: $80.47 (nurse_practitioner_clinical_nurse_specialist, Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, facility), effective Sep 1, 2023
  • VA: $91.51 (medical, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • VT: $78.88 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
  • WA: $90.15 (physician, facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
  • WY: $44.93 (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.