CPT 64520 · Facet Joint Injection with Imaging · Illinois Medicaid (HFS)
Lumbar / Thoracic Sympathetic Block (also Ganglion Impar per practice) at Illinois Medicaid (HFS).
How Illinois Medicaid (HFS) approaches CPT 64520 (Lumbar / Thoracic Sympathetic Block (also Ganglion Impar per practice)) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2025-11-01, the policy covers this code without prior authorization.
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Criteria summary
High-level themes from the Illinois Medicaid (HFS) policy of record for CPT 64520. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.
- Imaging concordance documentation required.
Source: Illinois Medicaid (HFS) Facet Joint Injection with Imaging
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