Published Date: Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Effective Oct. 1, 2026, Highmark removed the following hysterectomy-related codes from the prior authorization list:
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Code |
Description |
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51597 |
Pelvic exenteration, complete, for vesical, prostatic, or urethral malignancy, with removal of bladder and ureteral transplantations, with or without hysterectomy and/or abdominoperineal resection of rectum and colon and colostomy, or any combination thereof |
58150 |
Total abdominal hysterectomy (corpus and cervix), with or without removal of tube(s), with or without removal of ovary(s) |
58152 |
Total abdominal hysterectomy (corpus and cervix), with or without removal of tube(s), with or without removal of ovary(s); with colpo-urethrocystopexy (eg, Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz, Burch) |
58180 |
Supracervical abdominal hysterectomy (subtotal hysterectomy), with or without removal of ovary(s) |
58200 |
Total abdominal hysterectomy, including partial vaginectomy, with para-aortic and pelvic lymph node sampling, with or without removal of tube(s), with our without removal of ovary(s) |
58210 |
Radical abdominal hysterectomy, with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy and para-aortic lymph node sampling (biopsy), with or without removal of tube(s), with or without removal of ovary(s) |
58260 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less |
58262 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with removal of tube(s), and/or ovary(s) |
58263 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with removal of tube(s), and/or ovary(s), with repair of enterocele |
58267 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with colpo-urethrocystopexy (Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz type, pereyra type) with or without endoscopic control |
58270 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with repair of enterocele |
58275 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, with total or partial vaginectomy |
58280 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, with total or partial vaginectomy; with repair of enterocele |
58285 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, radical (Schauta type operation) |
58290 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g |
58291 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s) |
58292 |
Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s), with repair of enterocele |
58541 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, supracervical hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less |
58542 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, supracervical hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s) |
58543 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, supracervical hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g |
58544 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, supracervical hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s) |
58548 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, with radical hysterectomy, with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy and para-aortic lymph node sampling (biopsy), with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s), if performed |
58550 |
Laparoscopy surgical, with vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less |
58552 |
Laparoscopy surgical, with vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s) |
58553 |
Laparoscopy surgical, with vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g |
58554 |
Laparoscopy surgical, with vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s) |
58570 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, with total hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less |
58571 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, with total hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s) |
58572 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, with total hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g |
58573 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, with total hysterectomy, for uterus greater than 250 g; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s) |
58575 |
Laparoscopy, surgical, total hysterectomy for resection of malignancy (tumor debulking), with omentectomy including salpingo-oophorectomy, unilateral or bilateral, when performed |
59525 |
Subtotal or total hysterectomy after cesarean delivery (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
Our prior authorization list is available on the Provider Resource Center's (PRC's) Obtaining Authorizations page.
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