`A2020` Ac5 wound system

Ac5 advanced wound system (ac5)

Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Status: active (October 2026 file)

Medicare pricing for A2020

Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D)

Status C: contractor-priced by the MAC.

Payer policies and prior authorization for A2020

34 of 34 payer prior-auth lists that name A2020 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Shield of California, CarePlus Health Plans, Cigna, HealthSpring, Humana, Molina Complete Care (Virginia), Molina Healthcare of California, Molina Healthcare of Illinois, Molina Healthcare of Michigan, Molina Healthcare of Mississippi, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Molina Healthcare of Texas, Molina Healthcare of Utah, Passport by Molina Healthcare (Kentucky).

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Blue Shield of California	Blue Shield Medicare	CA	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Prior Authorization List for Blue Shield Medicare
Cigna	ACA/IFP	All	prior auth required	May be delegated to eviCore for some clients	Apr 28, 2023	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Basic Standard	All	prior auth required	May be delegated to eviCore for some clients	Apr 28, 2023	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Complete/PHS+/Preferred	All	prior auth required	May be delegated to eviCore for some clients	Apr 28, 2023	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Other Services	All	prior auth required	Experimental/investigational	Mar 7, 2026	Cigna Commercial Comprehensive CPT Code Reference for Prior Authorization Across All Programs
Cigna	Other Services	All	prior auth required	Experimental/investigational	Mar 7, 2026	Cigna Commercial Prior Authorization Procedure Code List: Other Services
HealthSpring	Medicare Advantage	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2026	2026 Q4 Prior Authorization List
CarePlus Health Plans	CarePlus Health Plans	FL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (FL)	FL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 *New prior authorization requirement 787403FL0725 FLHMQSREN Humana Dual Fully Integrated Florida Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IL)	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Fully Integrated Illinois Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IN)	IN	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	*New prior authorization requirement 814403IN0825 H4939_INHN6Z6EN_C Humana PathWays Dual Care (HMO-POS D-SNP) Indiana Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (MI)	MI	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 Humana Dual Highly Integrated Michigan Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (SC)	SC	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Highly Integrated South Carolina Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (VA)	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Virginia Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	IN	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 Humana Healthy Horizons® in Indiana Preauthorization and Notification List (PAL) for Indiana PathWays for Aging Please note the term prior authorization when used in this communication, is defined a
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in Virginia Prior Authorization and Notification List (PAL)
Humana	Humana MA and D-SNP	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Puerto Rico MA and Dual Medicare-Medicaid	PR	prior auth required		Nov 3, 2025	Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plans Preauthorization and Notification List Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plan Preauthorization and Notification
Humana	Oak Street Health	All	prior auth required			Oak Street Health (Humana): Prior Authorization List (PAL) Codes Under Management
Molina Complete Care (Virginia)	Medicaid	VA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2025	Virginia Medicaid PA Code Matrix and Virginia code/benefit exceptions, effective Q2 2025
Molina Healthcare of California	Medicaid	CA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2026	Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (California), effective Q2 2026
Molina Healthcare of Illinois	Medicaid	IL	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Illinois Codification Grid Q3 2026
Molina Healthcare of Michigan	Medicaid	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix 2026-Q3
Molina Healthcare of Mississippi	Medicaid	MS	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Mississippi Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and exceptions, effective Q1 2025
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico	Medicaid	NM	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	New Mexico Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix, effective July 1, 2026
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Medicaid and MyCare Ohio (MMP) Medicaid	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Medicare and MyCare Ohio (MMP) Medicare	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Exchange	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of Texas	STAR	TX	prior auth required		Feb 19, 2025	Molina Healthcare of Texas Prior Authorization Annual Review Report (STAR), reviewed 2025-02-19
Molina Healthcare of Texas	STAR+PLUS	TX	prior auth required		Feb 19, 2025	Molina Healthcare of Texas Prior Authorization Annual Review Report (STAR+PLUS), reviewed 2025-02-19
Molina Healthcare of Texas	STAR, STAR+PLUS, STAR Kids, CHIP (Medicaid PA code matrix)	TX	prior auth required	Refer to Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual for skin substitute limitations	Jul 1, 2023	Medicaid Behavioral Health and Medical Prior Authorization (PA) Code Matrix (Texas), 2026-Q3
Molina Healthcare of Texas	Exchange	TX	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2023	Marketplace Prior Authorization (PA) Code Matrix (Texas), effective July 1, 2026
Molina Healthcare of Utah	Medicaid	UT	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Utah Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Utah code/benefit exceptions, Q1 2025
Passport by Molina Healthcare (Kentucky)	Medicaid	KY	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Kentucky Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Kentucky PA Code Exceptions, effective Q3 2026

Payer coverage policies that name A2020

A2020 appears in 11 coverage policies from Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross NC, Blue Shield of California, Centene, Cigna, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross, Regence.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (0244)	not covered	Jul 29, 2026	payer document
Anthem	Products for Wound Healing and Soft Tissue Grafting: Investigational (SURG.00011)	unproven / investigational	Aug 13, 2026	payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Bioengineered Skin And Soft Tissue Substitutes (A.7.01.113)	unproven / investigational		payer document
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts	Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (663) Procedure	unproven / investigational		payer document
Blue Cross NC	Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes	listed, no stance (range A2001-A2026)	Aug 1, 2026	payer document
Blue Shield of California	Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (7.01.113)	listed, no stance		payer document
Centene	Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (CP.MP.185)	not covered	Apr 1, 2026	payer document
Cigna	Tissue-Engineered Skin Substitutes (0068)	unproven / investigational	Jun 15, 2026	payer document
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)	Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (SUR704.012) HCPCS Codes A2002, A2004, A2005, A2006, A2007, A2008, A2009, A2010, A2011,	listed, no stance	Jul 1, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes (7.01.582) Page \| 6 of 41 \| ∞	unproven / investigational	Oct 1, 2026	payer document
Regence	Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes and Amniotic Products (Medicine 170)	listed, no stance	Jun 1, 2026	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Jan 1, 2027: PA added, Humana
Jul 1, 2026: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Michigan
Mar 1, 2026: PA removed, Humana
Jan 1, 2026: PA added, Molina Healthcare of Michigan
Jan 1, 2026: PA added, Molina Healthcare of Michigan
Feb 19, 2025: PA added, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Feb 19, 2025: PA added, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Jan 1, 2025: PA added, Molina Healthcare of Mississippi
Jan 1, 2025: PA added, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Jul 1, 2024: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Mississippi

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in CO, IN, OH.

CO: $14.55 (health_first_colorado), effective Jul 1, 2026
IN: $42.97 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
KY: $0.00 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 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.

A2020 Ac5 wound system