`S2300` Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgi

Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with thermally-induced capsulorrhaphy

Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Status: active (October 2026 file)

Medicare pricing for S2300

Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D)

Status I: not valid for Medicare (Medicare uses another code).

Payer policies and prior authorization for S2300

2 of 2 payer prior-auth lists that name S2300 require prior authorization or set conditions: Humana, Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Humana	Oak Street Health	All	prior auth required			Oak Street Health (Humana): Prior Authorization List (PAL) Codes Under Management
Rocky Mountain Health Plans	Rocky Mountain Health Plans CHP+	CO	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Plan - prior authorization Effective October 1, 2026

Payer coverage policies that name S2300

S2300 appears in 5 coverage policies from Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Premera Blue Cross.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Electrothermal Arthroscopy (0545)	not covered	Jul 31, 2026	payer document
Anthem	Electrothermal Shrinkage of Joint Capsules, Ligaments, and Tendons (SURG.00043)	unproven / investigational	Feb 19, 2026	payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Thermal Capsulorrhaphy As A Treatment Of Joint Instability (L.7.01.429)	not covered		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island	Thermal Capsulorrhaphy as a Treatment of Joint Instability sa	not covered	Jan 21, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Non-covered Experimental/Investigational Services Page \| 33 of 38 \| ∞	unproven / investigational	Oct 1, 2026	payer document

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in IN.

ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 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.

S2300 Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgi