CPT 63048 · Decompression — Surgical · Humana Medicare Advantage
Laminectomy + Facetectomy — Each Additional Segment at Humana Medicare Advantage.
How Humana Medicare Advantage approaches CPT 63048 (Laminectomy + Facetectomy — Each Additional Segment) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2026-05-08, the policy covers this code with prior authorization required.
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Coverage
Covered
Prior auth
Prior auth required
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Criteria summary
High-level themes from the Humana Medicare Advantage policy of record for CPT 63048. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.
- At least 6 weeks of conservative care typically required.
- Imaging concordance documentation required.
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