CPT 20526 · Peripheral Joint/Tendon · Wellpoint of New Jersey — NJ Medicaid
Carpal Tunnel Injection at Wellpoint of New Jersey — NJ Medicaid.
How Wellpoint of New Jersey — NJ Medicaid approaches CPT 20526 (Carpal Tunnel Injection) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2026-05-06, the policy covers this code without prior authorization.
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Criteria summary
High-level themes from the Wellpoint of New Jersey — NJ Medicaid policy of record for CPT 20526. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.
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Source: NJ Medicaid / Wellpoint NJ — routine peripheral injection (no specific UM policy)
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