CurrentUnitedHealthcarePolicy 2024R5032E

UnitedHealthcare Commercial and Individual Exchange Reimbursement Policy

This policy governs reimbursement decisions for CPT and HCPCS procedure codes that have age designations and affects providers submitting claims to UnitedHealthcare Commercial and Individual Exchange plans.

Policy Summary

PayerUnitedHealthcare

PolicyAge-based CPT/HCPCS code reimbursement

Policy CodePolicy 2024R5032E

Change TypeNo material change

Effective Date

Next Review Date

Key ActionIf a code is billed for a patient outside the code's age designation, the procedure code will be denied and providers may resubmit a corrected claim with an appropriate age-based code.

SourceLink

POLICY UPDATE CHANGES

No material clinical or coverage changes in this revision.

Age edits appliedcodes with age-based reimbursement rules

Allowedresubmission

Age-based Coverage Criteria

Age-based reimbursement criteria

Reimbursement is conditional on the patient's age matching the code's assigned age designation.

Patient's age falls within the age designation assigned to the CPT or HCPCS code.

Policy Summary

PayerUnitedHealthcare

PolicyAge-based CPT/HCPCS code reimbursement

Policy CodePolicy 2024R5032E

Change TypeNo material change

Effective Date

Next Review Date

Key ActionIf a code is billed for a patient outside the code's age designation, the procedure code will be denied and providers may resubmit a corrected claim with an appropriate age-based code.

SourceLink

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Billing, Denials, and Resubmission

Denial Risk

Claim denial for age‑inappropriate codes; corrected claim resubmission allowed

If a procedure code is billed for a patient whose age is outside the code’s assigned age designation, the procedure will be treated as a billing error and denied; providers may resubmit a corrected claim using the appropriate age‑based code.

Denied as billing error when patient age is outside the code’s age range.
Provider may submit a corrected/resubmitted claim with the appropriate age‑designated code.

Source Definitions

Definitive Source

DefinitionDefinitive Source: sources that contain the exact codes, modifiers or very specific instructions from the given source.

UseUsed when the authoritative source lists specific code(s), modifier(s), or explicit instructions that map directly to billing edits.

ImplicationNo interpretation is required to apply the edit—the listed codes/modifiers are applied as written.

Interpretive Source

DefinitionInterpretive Source: an edit source that includes guidelines but requires interpretation to correlate codes to the guidance; may apply interpretations to surrounding or similar codes.

UseApplied when the source provides guidance without listing exact codes or modifiers, requiring clinical or coding interpretation to identify applicable codes.

ImplicationEdits based on interpretive sources may extend to nearby or related codes and require judgement to implement consistently.

OpenPayer

UnitedHealthcare Commercial and Individual Exchange Reimbursement Policy

Age-based Coverage Criteria

Age-designated CPT/HCPCS Codes

Billing, Denials, and Resubmission

Source Definitions