Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy

SURG.00096 Surgical and Ablative Treatments for Chronic Headaches

SURG.00096 Surgical and Ablative Treatments for Chronic Headaches is a public Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy (policy SURG.00096). It lists 18 CPT or HCPCS codes, 18 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.

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Payer
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
Policy number
SURG.00096
Line of business
Commercial
Source
www.anthem.com

Codes in this policy

The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list.

CodePrior authorizationDescription on the prior authorization listOther Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies
14040On the listAdjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feetPolicies naming 14040
14041On the listAdjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feetPolicies naming 14041
14060On the listAdjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, eyelids, nose, ears and/or lipsPolicies naming 14060
14061On the listAdjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, eyelids, nose, ears and/or lipsPolicies naming 14061
15824On the listRhytidectomy; foreheadPolicies naming 15824
15826On the listRhytidectomy; glabellar frown linesPolicies naming 15826
64640On the listDestruction by neurolytic agent; other peripheral nerve or branchPolicies naming 64640
64716On the listNeuroplasty and/or transposition; cranial nerve (specify)Policies naming 64716
64722On the listDecompression; unspecified nerve(s) [for example, occipital nerve]Policies naming 64722
64732On the listTransection or avulsion of; supraorbital nervePolicies naming 64732
64734On the listTransection or avulsion of; infraorbital nervePolicies naming 64734
64744On the listTransection or avulsion of; greater occipital nervePolicies naming 64744
64771On the listTransection or avulsion of other cranial nerve, extraduralPolicies naming 64771
64772On the listTransection or avulsion of other spinal nerve, extraduralPolicies naming 64772
64787On the listImplantation of nerve end into bone or musclePolicies naming 64787
64999On the listUnlisted procedure, nervous system [when specified as implantation, revision, replacement, or removal of vagus nerve blocking neurostimulator electrode array or pulse generator at the esophagogastric junction] or [when specified as percutaneous neuromodulation therapy] or [when specified as introduction of Kebilidi into cranial cavity and brain] or [when specified as craniectomy or craniotomy for implantation of neurostimulator electrodes, cerebellar] or [when specified as percutaneous decompression or laser procedures of cervical or thoracic spine] or [when specified as epiduroscopy] or [when specified as pulsed radiofrequency treatment] or [when specified as cooled or pulsed RF therapy (not destruction) to genicular nerve(s)] or [when specified as cryoneurolysis] or [when specified as nanoparticle thermal ablation] or [when specified as adrenal tissue, fetal mesencephalic tissue or fetal xenograft tissue transplant to brain] or [when specified as harvesting or administration of stem cells for therapy to repair damaged cells or body tissues]Policies naming 64999
67900On the listRepair of brow ptosis (supraciliary, mid-forehead or coronal approach)Policies naming 67900
93580On the listPercutaneous transcatheter closure of congenital interatrial communication (i.e., Fontan fenestration, atrial septal defect) with implantPolicies naming 93580

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