Cigna Healthcare continuously evaluates codes based on their usage, the latest evidence-based standards of care, and feedback from our stakeholders.

To help reduce the paperwork and time providers (and patients) spend seeking approvals for more routine services, Cigna Healthcare will remove 96 codes from the list of services that require prior authorization for dates of service on and after May 31, 2025. These codes include commonly requested cardiology, otolaryngology (ENT), and other routine services.

To view a list of the codes that no longer require prior authorization as of May 31, please click here. To view the complete list of services that continue to require precertification of coverage, click here or visit the Cigna for Health Care Professionals website (CignaforHCP.com) and click “Precertification Process.”

We hope these removals will allow clinicians to dedicate more time to patient care and enable customers to access services sooner, without compromising the benefits that prior authorization offers for more complex services.