Procedure codes impacted by the new TurningPoint and EviCore authorization programs

TurningPoint - Cardiology and MSK codes

We’re working with TurningPoint Healthcare Solutions LLC (TurningPoint) and EviCore Healthcare (EviCore) to launch new authorizations programs in the coming weeks.

Below you can find the procedure types and codes that will be managed through these programs. Click a dark green bar to access the applicable information.

Note: The following surgeries and procedures will require authorization through TurningPoint, including those performed in an inpatient or outpatient setting, and including all associated partial, total and revision surgeries, for all plans.

Procedure typeCPT codes(bold indicates a new prior authorization requirement)
Cardiac Non-Specific33202, 33203, 33210, 33211, C1874C1875C1876C1877C1899, C1900, C2617C2625
Coronary Angioplasty/Stenting92928,92929929339293492937929389294392944C9600C9601C9602,
C9603C9604C9605, C9606, C9607C9608, 92920, 92921, 92925
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting33510, 33511, 33512, 33513, 33514, 33516, 33517, 33518, 33519, 33521, 33522, 33523, 33530,
33533, 33534, 33535, 33536, 33572, 4110FS2205S2206S2207S2208, S2209
ICD Revision or Removal33241, 33243, 33244, 33262, 33263, 33264, 0573T0574T0580T
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator33230, 33231, 33240, 33249, 33270, 33271, 0571T0572T, C1721, C1722, C1777, C1882,
C1895, C1896, G0448
Internal Cardiac Monitoring33285, 33286, C1764, E0616
Leadless Pacemaker33274, 33275, 0795T, 0796T, 0797T, 0798T, 0799T, 0800T, 0801T, 0802T, 0803T, 0823T
0824T0825T0861T0862T0863T
Non-Coronary Angioplasty/Stenting37236, 372373723837239, 37246, 372473724837249, 0075T, 0076T, C1880
Pacemaker33206, 33207, 33208, 33212, 33213, 33214, 33221, 33225, C1779, C1785, C1786, C1898C2619C2620C26210515T0516T0517T0519T0520T
Pacemaker Revision or Removal33227332283322933233, 33236, 33237
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occluder33340
Peripheral Revascularization33224, 35302, 35303, 35304, 35305, 35371, 35372, 35556, 35558, 35566, 35571, 35583,
35585, 35587, 35656, 35661, 35666, 35671, 35700358813588335884, 37220, 3722137224372253722637227372283722937230372313723237233
3723437235C2623
Valve Replacement33361, 33362, 33363, 33364, 33365, 33366, 333673336833369, 33405, 33406, 33410,
33411, 33412, 33413, 33418, 33419, 33430, 33440, 33465, 33475, 33477, 0483T, 0484T, 
0646T
Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator93745E0617, K0606

Note: The following orthopedic and spine surgeries and procedures will require authorization through TurningPoint, including those performed in an inpatient or outpatient setting, and including all associated partial, total and revision surgeries, for all plans.

Procedure typeCPT codes (bold indicates a new prior authorization requirement in an outpatient setting)
ACL repair
2740727409, 29888
Acromioplasty and rotator cuff repair
23130, 23410, 23412, 23415, 23420, 29826, 29827
Ankle fusion2787029899
Ankle replacement27700
Cervical disk replacement
22856, 22858, 22861, 22864, 0098T
Cervical laminectomy and discectomy
22100, 22110, 63001, 63015, 63020, 63040, 63043, 63045, 63050, 63051, 63075, 63076, 63250, 63265, 63270, 63275, 63280, 63285
Cervical laminectomy, laminoplasty, and discectomy
0274T
Cervical spinal fusion22548, 22551, 22552, 22554, 22590, 22595, 22600
Computer assisted navigation20985617830054T0055T
Elbow replacement24160241642436024361243622436324365243662437024371
Femoroacetabular arthroscopy
27299, 29914, 29915, 29916
Hip arthroscopy29860, 29861, 29862, 29863
Hip osteotomy27146, 27147, 27151, 27156, 27158, 27161
Hip resurfacing27033, 27120, 27122, 27125, 27236, S2118
Interspinous process fixation / stabilization deviceC1821
Knee arthroscopy27331, 27332, 27333, 27403, 27405, 27427, 27428, 27429, 29850298512985529856, 29870, 29871, 29873, 29874, 29875, 29876, 29877, 29879, 29880, 29881, 29884, 29885, 29886, 29887, 29889, 29999 0707T, G0289
Knee fusion27580
Laminectomy - unspecified63170, 63172, 63173, 63185, 63190, 63191
Lumbar decompression
6305263053
Lumbar disc replacement22857, 22862, 22865, 0164T, 0165T
Lumbar laminectomy, discectomy, and laminotomy22102, 22114, 62287, 62380, 63005, 63012, 63017, 63030, 63035, 63042, 63044, 63047, 63048, 63056, 63057, 63200, 63267, 63272, 63277, 63282, 63290, 63303, 0275T, C9757S2348S2350S2351
Lumbar spinal fusion22533, 22558, 22586, 22612, 22630, 22633
Manipulation under anesthesia225052370024300272752757027860
Meniscal repair and allograft transplantation29868, 29882, 29883, G0428
MPFL reconstruction27418, 27420, 27422, 27424, 27425
Neuro stimulator0785T0784T, C1767, C1778, C1787, C1820, C1897, L8679, L8680, L8681, L8682, L8683, L8685, L8686, L8687, L8688, L8689, L8695
Open shoulder procedures23040230442310023101231052310623107, 23120, 2312523395233972340523406, 23430, 23440, 23450, 23455, 23460, 23462, 23465, 23466
Osteochondral defect repair27412, 27415, 2741628446, 29866, 29867, 29892J7330S2112
Partial knee replacement27437, 27438, 27440, 27441, 27442, 27443, 27446
Revision of total hip replacement27090, 27091, 27134, 27137, 27138
Revision of total knee replacement27486, 27487, 27488
Sacral decompression63011, 63268, 63273, 63278, 63283
Sacroiliac joint fusion27278, 27279, 27280
Shoulder arthroscopy29805, 29806, 29807, 29819, 29820, 29821, 29822, 29823, 29824, 29825, 29828
Shoulder arthrotomy231902319523333
Shoulder fusion234002380023802
Shoulder replacement (total, reverse, revision, hemi)
23334, 23335, 23470, 23472, 23473, 23474, 23616
Spinal cord neurostimulator63650, 63655, 63661636626366363664, 63685, 63688C1816C1822
Spinal devices2286722868, 22869, 22870, 0202T, 0219T, 0220T, 0221T, 0222T
Spinal fusion - unspecified22534, 22585226142263222634, 22830
Spine non-specific20930, 20931, 2093620937209382093922103, 22116, 22206, 22207, 22208, 22210, 22212, 22214, 22216, 22220, 22222, 22224, 22226, 22818, 22819, 22840, 22841, 22842, 22843, 22844, 22845, 22846, 22847, 22848, 22849, 22850, 22852, 22853, 22854, 22855, 2285922899, 63081, 63082, 63085, 63086, 63087, 63088, 63090, 63091, 63101, 63102, 63103, 63295, 63300, 63301, 63302, 63304, 63305, 63306, 63307, 63308
Surgery for spinal deformity
22800, 22802, 22804, 22808, 22810, 22812, 228362283722838, 0656T, 0657T, 0790T
Thermal intradiscal procedures2252622527
Thoracic laminectomy and discectomy22101, 22112, 63003, 63016, 63046, 63055, 6306463066, 63077, 63078, 63197, 63251, 63252, 63266, 63271, 63276, 63281, 63286, 63287
Thoracic spinal fusion22532, 22556, 22610
Total ankle replacement and revision27702, 27703, 27704
Total hip replacement27130, 27132, 27284, 27286
Total knee replacement27445, 27447
Unlisted procedure code27599
Vertebral augmentation22510, 22511, 22512, 22513, 22514, 22515, 0200T, 0201T, C1062
Wrist fusion
2580025805258102582025825
Wrist replacement25332254412544225443254442544525446, 25449

EviCore - Radiation Oncology codes

Effective Sept. 15, 2024, for dates of service on and after Sept. 15, 2024, the following procedures will require authorization through EviCore when performed in an outpatient setting.

Note: The following services will require authorization through EviCore when done in an outpatient setting, for all plans.

Procedure typeCodes requiring auth (new auth requirements in bold)
Brachytherapy
0394T0395T7776177762777637776777768777707777277778
Stereotactic radiation therapy
77371, 77372, 77373, G0339, G0340
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
77385, 77386, G6015G6016
Neutron beam radiation therapy
77423
Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)77424, 77425
Proton beam radiation therapy77520, 77522, 77523, 77255
Hyperthermia treatment77600, 77605, 77610, 77615, 77620
Radiation treatment delivery77401774027740777412G6003G6004G6005G6006G6007G6008G6009G6010,
G6011G6012G6013G6014
Image-guided radiation (IGRT)
7701477387G6001 ,G6002G6017
Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals
7775079005C2616S2095

For more information about these programs, including access to provider training materials:

  1. Log into your prism account.
  2. Under the Authorizations menu, click Request an Authorization.
  3. On the resulting screen, click Auth request help page.
  4. Click either Go to TurningPoint resources or Go to EviCore resources to find more information.