HealthPartners Prior Authorization List (PAL): Advanced Imaging Services

Cohere Health’s Scope of Management 

HealthPartners, Advanced Imaging Services

Effective July 1, 2025

Overview

 Effective July 1, 2025 Cohere will manage prior authorization requests with a date on or after August 1, 2025 for the specific services listed below. 

Please note, in addition to the procedure codes found on Prior Authorization Lists (PAL), other request criteria may impact submission requirements. If you have questions, please reference this contact page for assistance.

Impacted Plans and Geographies

These changes apply to commercial plans, Medicare plans, Medicaid plans and MSHO. 

Clinical Scope

Practices must use Cohere when requesting preauthorization for any of the procedure codes or services listed in the table below

For more information and to view the official and most up to date HealthPartners Preauthorization List (PAL), please visit healthpartners.com

Use Cohere to obtain preauthorizations for the following procedure codes: 

Advanced Imaging
Service Category  Procedure Codes (HCPCS)
Computed Tomography (CT) 70450, 70460, 70470, 70480, 70481, 70482, 70486, 70487, 70488, 70490, 70491, 70492, 70496, 70498, 71250, 71260, 71270, 71275, 72125, 72126, 72127, 72128, 72129, 72130, 72131, 72132, 72133, 72191, 72192, 72193, 72194, 73200, 73201, 73202, 73206, 73700, 73701, 73702, 73706, 74150, 74160, 74170, 74174, 74175, 74176, 74177, 74178, 74261, 74262, 75635
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) 70544, 70545, 70546, 70547, 70548, 70549, 71555, 72159, 72198, 73225, 73725, 74185, C8900, C8901, C8902, C8909, C8910, C8911, C8912, C8913, C8914, C8918, C8919, C8920, C8931, C8932, C8933, C8934, C8935, C8936
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 70336, 70540, 70542, 70543, 70551, 70552, 70553, 70554, 70555, 71550, 71551, 71552, 72141, 72142, 72146, 72147, 72148, 72149, 72156, 72157, 72158, 72195, 72196, 72197, 73218, 73219, 73220, 73221, 73222, 73223, 73718, 73719, 73720, 73721, 73722, 73723, 74181, 74182, 74183, 77046, 77048, 77084, C8903, C8905, S8037
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

78608, 78609, 78812, 78813, 78814, 78815, 78816, G0219, G0235, G0252

 

Please note that issuance of an approval decision for any preauthorization request does not represent a guarantee of payment. Always refer to HealthPartners official Preauthorization Lists (PAL) at healthpartners.com (Path: Provider/Coverage Criteria) for the most up to date preauthorization requirements, coverage policies, and related plan policies.