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CPT 64490 · Facet/MBB · Oscar Health

Facet/MBB — Cervical/Thoracic (1st level) at Oscar Health.

How Oscar Health approaches CPT 64490 (Facet/MBB — Cervical/Thoracic (1st level)) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2025-12-01, the policy covers this code with prior authorization required.

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Coverage Covered
Prior auth Prior auth required
Last reviewed 2025-12-01
Policy numberCG047 v3

Criteria summary

High-level themes from the Oscar Health policy of record for CPT 64490. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.

Source: Oscar Clinical Guideline CG047: Pain Management — Facet Joint Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, and Radiofrequency Facet Denervation

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