`C9764` Revasc intravasc lithotripsy

Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, lower extremity artery(ies), except tibial/peroneal; with intravascular lithotripsy, includes angioplasty within the same vessel(s), when performed

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

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Practitioner: max 2 units per day (clinical), rationale: Nature of Service/Procedure
Outpatient hospital: max 2 units per day (clinical), rationale: Nature of Service/Procedure

Payer policies and prior authorization for C9764

34 of 36 payer prior-auth lists that name C9764 require prior authorization or set conditions: CarePlus Health Plans, Cigna, Humana, Molina Complete Care (Virginia), Molina Healthcare of Arizona, Molina Healthcare of California, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Molina Healthcare of Idaho, Molina Healthcare of Iowa, Molina Healthcare of Michigan, Molina Healthcare of Nevada, Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Molina Healthcare of South Carolina, Molina Healthcare of Texas, Molina Healthcare of Utah, Molina Healthcare of Washington, Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin, Molina Healthcare, Inc. (national grid), Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Cigna	ACA/IFP	All	prior auth required	May be delegated to eviCore for some clients	Jul 1, 2020	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Complete/PHS+/Preferred	All	prior auth required	May be delegated to eviCore for some clients	Jul 1, 2020	Master Precertification List (For Health Care Providers)
Cigna	Vascular Interventions	All	prior auth required	Experimental/investigational	Mar 7, 2026	Cigna Commercial Comprehensive CPT Code Reference for Prior Authorization Across All Programs
Cigna	Vascular Interventions	All	prior auth required	Experimental/investigational	Mar 7, 2026	Cigna Vascular Interventions Commercial Code List (title from file name)
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	Cardiology Services	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Cardiovascular and Endoscopy Services
Humana	Cardiology Services	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Cardiovascular and Endoscopy Services
Humana	Cardiology Services	All	prior auth required			Humana Prior Authorization List (PAL): Cardiovascular and Endoscopy Services
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 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)	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 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	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	Medicare Advantage	ID	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Idaho), effective Q2 2021
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 Nevada	Medicaid	NV	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2022	Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix, effective Q4 2022
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	Exchange	TX	prior auth required	PA Modernization - PA requirements will be removed where covered	Jan 1, 2024	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 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
Rocky Mountain Health Plans	Rocky Mountain Medicare Advantage D-SNP	CO	prior auth required		Feb 1, 2025	Rocky Mountain Health Plans Medicare Advantage Dual-Special Needs Plans – prior authorization Effective February 1, 2025

Payer coverage policies that name C9764

C9764 appears in 8 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Blue Shield of California, Capital Blue Cross, Premera Blue Cross, Regence.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Peripheral Atherectomy and Thrombectomy Devices (0295)	not covered	Apr 16, 2026	payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Percutaneous Revascularization Procedures For Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease (A.7.01.178)	unproven / investigational		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island	Percutaneous Revascularization Procedures for Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease	not covered	Jan 21, 2026	payer document
Blue Shield of California	Percutaneous Revascularization Procedures for Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease (7.01.178)	listed, no stance		payer document
Capital Blue Cross	Experimental and Investigational Procedures (MP 4.002) Procedure codes: Miscellaneous	listed, no stance	Sep 1, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Non-covered Experimental/Investigational Services Page \| 30 of 38 \| ∞	listed, no stance	Oct 1, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Percutaneous Revascularization Procedures for Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease (7.01.594)	listed, no stance	Sep 8, 2026	payer document
Regence	Intravascular Lithotripsy (Surgery 233)	listed, no stance	Dec 1, 2025	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Jan 1, 2026: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Michigan
Mar 1, 2025: PA removed, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Mar 1, 2025: PA removed, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Feb 19, 2025: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Feb 19, 2025: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Jan 1, 2025: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Texas
Jan 1, 2024: PA removed, Molina Healthcare of Michigan

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in IN.

AZ: $6631.75 (asc), effective Oct 1, 2026
KY: $8052.38 (asc), effective Jan 1, 2026
MA: $3709.81 (asc), effective May 1, 2026
ND: $4746.88 (physician, facility), effective Aug 1, 2026
VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WY: $5105.26 (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.

C9764 Revasc intravasc lithotripsy