Colorado Auth guidelines

Auth requirements:

Health Choice/Health Choice Generations: OB US is 5-7 days TAT, DUPLEX/DOPPLER is 5-7 day minimum TAT

Tricare: All US, MG, BD, MRI & CT require auth- 14 days minimum TAT

Alignment: US- 7 days minimum TAT

Optum: MRI, NM, PET, CTA, MRA is 14 days minimum TAT (In Nevada ONLY: Out of network for all PET, NM & US except ABI, Arterial, Venous mapping and Prostate and out of network for ALL CT except CT lung, CTA for PE, CTA runoff and patients over 400 lbs.  

Mercy Care/Mercy Care Advantage: US (Elastrography) cpt 76981 is a 14 day minimum TAT

Scan Health: ALL Breast Imaging - 7 day minimum TAT

Humana: All CT/A, MRI/A, NM Modalities are 5-7 days.

Humana FL (Only) All modalities - Schedule 9 days out.  Add-Ons ONLY allowed if patient has referral/authorization number on hand.

Kaiser Permanente Contract Colorado

SimonMed Colorado is now in network as of 02/01/2024 with Kaiser CO

Please note: 

Kaiser Permanente Select HMO is not part on the in-network contract. 

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