`C9757` Spine device implant surgery

Laminotomy (hemilaminectomy), with decompression of nerve root(s), including partial facetectomy, foraminotomy and excision of herniated intervertebral disc, and repair of annular defect with implantation of bone anchored annular closure device, including annular defect measurement, alignment and sizing assessment, and image guidance; 1 interspace, lumbar

Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
Status: active (October 2026 file)

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Practitioner: max 2 units per day (policy), rationale: Anatomic Consideration
Outpatient hospital: max 2 units per day (policy), rationale: Anatomic Consideration

Payer policies and prior authorization for C9757

50 of 50 payer prior-auth lists that name C9757 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, CarePlus Health Plans, HealthSpring, Humana, Molina Complete Care (Virginia), Molina Healthcare of Arizona, Molina Healthcare of California, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Molina Healthcare of Idaho, Molina Healthcare of Illinois, Molina Healthcare of Iowa, Molina Healthcare of Michigan, Molina Healthcare of Mississippi, Molina Healthcare of Nevada, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Molina Healthcare of South Carolina, Molina Healthcare of Texas, and others.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Standard PA code list (most commercial plans)	AZ	prior auth required	Gold-card eligible	Sep 1, 2026	AZ Blue Standard Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	State of Arizona employee group (SYD, S3Z)	AZ	prior auth required	Gold-card eligible	Sep 1, 2026	State of Arizona Group Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (09/01/2026)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois	Blue Cross Community MMAI (Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative)	IL	prior auth required	eviCore-managed	Sep 1, 2020	Procedure Code List, Effective 1/1/2025
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas	Texas PA exemption (gold card), outpatient, fully insured	TX	prior auth required	Gold-card exemption available	Jul 1, 2026	BCBSTX Outpatient Prior Authorization Exemption Clinical Guidelines (max units, PA exempt date range)
HealthSpring	Medicare Advantage	All	prior auth required		Aug 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	KY	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	please visit Humana Healthy Horizons in Kentucky Clinical coverage policies.
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	Musculoskeletal	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Musculoskeletal Services
Humana	Musculoskeletal	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Musculoskeletal Services
Humana	Musculoskeletal	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Musculoskeletal Services
Humana	Oak Street Health	All	prior auth required			Oak Street Health (Humana): Prior Authorization List (PAL) Codes Under Management
Molina Complete Care (Virginia)	Medicare-only PA matrix for D-SNP	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Virginia), effective Q1 2022
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 Arizona	Medicare-only PA matrix for D-SNP	AZ	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Arizona), effective Q1 2022
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 California	Medicare Advantage	CA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (California), effective Q3 2021
Molina Healthcare of Florida	Medicare Advantage	FL	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Florida), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Idaho	Medicaid	ID	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Idaho Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Idaho code/benefit exceptions, Q1 2025
Molina Healthcare of Idaho	Medicare Advantage	ID	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Idaho), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Illinois	Medicaid	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Molina Healthcare of Illinois Codification Grid Q3 2026
Molina Healthcare of Iowa	Medicaid	IA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2023	IA Prior Authorization Matrix, effective Q3 2023
Molina Healthcare of Michigan	Exchange	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix, effective 7/1/2021
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 Nevada	Medicaid	NV	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2022	Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix, effective Q4 2022
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico	Medicare Advantage	NM	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (New Mexico), effective Q1 2021
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 South Carolina	Medicare Advantage	SC	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (South Carolina), effective Q2 2021
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		Apr 1, 2020	Medicaid Behavioral Health and Medical Prior Authorization (PA) Code Matrix (Texas), 2026-Q3
Molina Healthcare of Texas	Exchange	TX	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Marketplace Prior Authorization (PA) Code Matrix (Texas), effective July 1, 2026
Molina Healthcare of Utah	Medicare Advantage	UT	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Utah), effective Q2 2021
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
Molina Healthcare of Washington	Medicare Advantage	WA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Washington), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin	Medicare Advantage	WI	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Wisconsin), effective Q4 2021
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (national grid)	Molina national (MHI) Medicare grid	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (national), effective Q4 2021
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 C9757

C9757 appears in 4 coverage policies from Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Back Pain - Invasive Procedures (0016)	not covered	Oct 6, 2026	payer document
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina	Annular Closure Devices (e.g., Barricaid®, Xclose®, Inclose™) (CAM 374) Number	listed, no stance	Nov 1, 2025	payer document
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)	Annulus Closure After Discectomy (SUR705.045)	listed, no stance	Dec 1, 2025	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Lumbar Spine Decompression Surgery: Discectomy, Foraminotomy, Laminotomy, Laminectomy in Adults (7.01.551)	listed, no stance	Aug 24, 2026	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Aug 1, 2026: PA added, HealthSpring
Jan 1, 2026: PA removed, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Jan 1, 2026: PA removed, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Jan 1, 2026: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Michigan

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in IN.

AZ: $8163.37 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
IN: $0.00 (professional, facility), effective Jan 1, 2020
KS: $4599.93 (asc, facility), effective Jan 1, 2020
KY: $12740.79 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
MA: $6345.57 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
ND: $5579.57 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WY: $5677.74 (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.

C9757 Spine device implant surgery