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Surgery of the Elbow
UnitedHealthcare·Effective Aug 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare revised its Surgery of the Elbow policy effective August 1, 2026, removing three CPT codes (24370, 24371, 29830) and updating clinical coverage criteria references from InterQual CP: Procedures for Arthroscopy/Arthroplasty to new InterQual criteria for Arthroscopy, Surgical and Joint Replacement procedures. Billing teams must stop using the deleted codes and reference updated InterQual guidelines for medical necessity determinations.