70336 coverage policies: Medicare and commercial payers

4 active Medicare policies list 70336, and 19 commercial payer policies list it. See each policy's status for the code and its official source. Listing a code is not a coverage decision: read each policy’s source for the requirements that apply.

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Medicare policies listing 70336

LCD · NORIDIAN-JE-L37373

MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

JE · Effective Oct 8, 2018

LCD · NORIDIAN-JF-L37373

MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

JF · Effective Oct 8, 2018

Article · A58559

Billing and Coding: Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF)

National · Effective Aug 6, 2026

Article · A57204

Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

National · Effective Oct 1, 2026

Commercial payer policies listing 70336

19 policies from 15 payers

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Carelon Medical Benefits Management

Carelon Medical Benefits Management policies listing 70336, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of 70336
Imaging of the Head and NeckClinical Guideline · CARELON-IMAGING-OF-THE-HEAD-AND-NECK	Apr 4, 2026	Covered
Imaging of the Head and Neck [for Amerigroup Georgia Medicaid]Clinical Guideline · CARELON-IMAGING-OF-THE-HEAD-AND-NECK-SUPERSEDED	Apr 14, 2024	Covered
Site of Care for Advanced ImagingClinical Guideline · CARELON-SITE-OF-CARE-FOR-ADVANCED-IMAGING	Nov 17, 2024	Covered

Cigna

Cigna policies listing 70336, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of 70336
Cigna Commercial Radiology Code List

Policy	Effective	Status of 70336
Cigna Commercial & Medicare Cardiology & Radiology Code ListPayerPolicy · EVICORE-HPLAN-CIGNA_MEDICARE-B17FDA871CCE	Jan 1, 2026	Prior auth required
Cigna OBM Radiology Code ListPayerPolicy · EVICORE-HPLAN-CIGNA_MEDICARE-8D36BD1DD145	Jan 1, 2026	Prior auth required

70336 coverage policies: Medicare and commercial payers

Medicare policies listing 70336

MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Billing and Coding: Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF)

Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Commercial payer policies listing 70336

Carelon Medical Benefits Management

Cigna

70336 coverage policies: Medicare and commercial payers

Medicare policies listing 70336

MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Billing and Coding: Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF)

Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Commercial payer policies listing 70336

Carelon Medical Benefits Management

Cigna

Cigna Medicare Advantage / HealthSpring

Aetna

BCBS Illinois

BCBS Montana

BCBS New Mexico

BCBS Oklahoma

EmblemHealth GHI

EOCCO / Moda Health

Health Alliance Plan

Health Partners Plans / Jefferson Health Plans

The Health Plan

UMR (UnitedHealthcare)

UnitedHealthcare