Update: Outpatient Surgery Site of Care Medical Policies

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Update: Outpatient Surgery Site of Care Medical Policies

  • WPA/NEPA
  • CPA/SEPA
  • DE
  • WV

For: Professional and Facility Providers

Effective Jan. 12, 2026, Highmark removed procedure codes from Commercial Medical Policy (MP) Z-109 and Medicare Advantage MP Z-129, both of which cover Outpatient Surgery Site of Care. The appropriate codes were removed from the Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia versions of these policies.

Following is a list of the codes that have been removed:

21089

21110

22513

22514

22515

22551

22552

22558

22585

22600

22612

22614

22630

22633

22634

22840

22842

22845

22846

22853

22854

22856

22858

22870

22899

23000

23020

23120

23130

23410

23412

23415

23420

23430

23440

23450

23455

23462

23470

23472

27096

27130

27279

27403

27412

27415

27416

27418

27420

27422

27427

27428

27438

27446

27447

27599

28110

28291

28295

28296

28297

28299

28306

28322

28755

29805

29806

29807

29819

29820

29821

29822

29823

29824

29825

29826

29827

29828

29860

29861

29862

29863

29870

29873

29874

29875

29876

29877

29879

29880

29881

29882

29883

29884

29885

29886

29887

29888

29889

29892

29899

29914

29915

29916

29999

0275T

62320

62321

62322

62323

62350

62362

62380

63030

63035

63042

63056

63650

63655

63685

64479

64480

64483

64484

64490

64491

64492

64493

64494

64495

64510

64520

64633

64634

64635

64636

C9757

G0260

 

 

 

To access the updated MP Z-109 or MP Z-129, go to the Medical Policies page on the Provider Resource Center (PRC). Scroll down to the search site for Commercial or Medicare Advantage, choose your region, and type the policy into the search bar.

Additional Resource

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