As of April 1, 2022, certain speech therapy services no longer require preauthorization for EmblemHealth. See the table below for details.
Retroactive to Jan. 1, 2022, CPT Code 29806 for arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical, and capsulorrhaphy services does not require preauthorization for non-City of New York members.
These changes have been incorporated into the EmblemHealth Preauthorization List.
| Codes That No Longer Require Preauthorization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Effective Date of Change | CPT Code | CPT Code Description |
| 1/1/2022 | 29806 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical, and capsulorrhaphy services |
| 4/1/2022 | 92508 | Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or auditory processing disorder; group, 2 or more individuals |
| 4/1/2022 | 92521 | Evaluation of speech fluency (e.g., stuttering, cluttering) |
| 4/1/2022 | 92522 | Evaluation of speech sound production (e.g., articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria) |
| 4/1/2022 | 92523 | Evaluation of speech sound production (e.g., articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (e.g., receptive and expressive language) |
| 4/1/2022 | 92524 | Behavioral and qualitative analysis of voice and resonance |
| 4/1/2022 | 92597 | Evaluation for use and/or fitting of voice prosthetic device to supplement oral speech |