CPT 20553 · Peripheral Joint/Tendon · UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid)
Trigger Point Injection — 3+ muscles at UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid).
How UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) approaches CPT 20553 (Trigger Point Injection — 3+ muscles) 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 UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) policy of record for CPT 20553. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.
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Source: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid Coverage Policy — Therapeutic Injections
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