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September 01, 2022

Texas Medicaid: Genetic testing codes added to prior authorization requirement

Effective Dec. 1, 2022, we’ll require prior authorization for additional CPT® codes for genetic testing. The updated requirement applies to UnitedHealthcare Community plan members in Texas.

CPT code Description

81177

ATN1 (atrophin 1) (e.g., dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy) gene analysis, evaluation to detect abnormal (e.g., expanded) alleles

81178

ATXN1 (ataxin 1) (e.g., spinocerebellar ataxia) gene analysis, evaluation to detect abnormal (e.g., expanded) alleles

81179

ATXN2 (ataxin 2) (e.g., spinocerebellar ataxia) gene analysis, evaluation to detect abnormal (e.g., expanded) alleles

81180

ATXN3 (ataxin 3) (e.g., spinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph disease) gene analysis, evaluation to detect abnormal (e.g., expanded) alleles

81181

ATXN7 (ataxin 7) (e.g., spinocerebellar ataxia) gene analysis, evaluation to detect abnormal (e.g., expanded) alleles

81184

CACNA1A (calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A) (e.g., spinocerebellar ataxia) gene analysis; evaluation to detect abnormal (e.g., expanded) alleles

81185

CACNA1A (calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A) (e.g., spinocerebellar ataxia) gene analysis; full gene sequence

81186

CACNA1A (calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A) (e.g., spinocerebellar ataxia) gene analysis; known familial variant

81336

SMN1 (survival of motor neuron 1, telomeric) (e.g., spinal muscular atrophy) gene analysis; full gene sequence

81337

SMN1 (survival of motor neuron 1, telomeric) (e.g., spinal muscular atrophy) gene analysis; known familial sequence variant(s)

81520

Oncology (breast), mRNA gene expression profiling by hybrid capture of 58 genes (50 content and 8 housekeeping), utilizing formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue, algorithm reported as a recurrence risk score

Submitting prior authorization requests
Submit your prior authorization request on the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal using your One Healthcare ID and the Prior Authorization and Notification tool.

Questions?
For more information, review the current prior authorization requirements.

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