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[Georgia] Prior Authorization Requirement Update

CareSource·GA · Orthopedics, Cardiology, Neurosurgery +6 more·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Aug 1, 2026
We identified it
Jun 18, 2026
Days to comply
44 days

Summary

CareSource Georgia Medicaid is requiring prior authorization for 90+ new codes across multiple categories including durable medical equipment, hearing services, inpatient facility services, and outpatient diagnostics/services, effective August 1, 2026. Prior authorization will be mandatory for all nonparticipating providers and inpatient service requests.

Action Required

Before Aug 1, 2026
By August 1, 2026: Billing team must update system to require prior authorization for all 90+ listed codes across DME, hearing services, inpatient facility services, and outpatient diagnostics/services for CareSource Georgia Medicaid patients. Program billing software to automatically flag these codes for prior auth verification. Train staff to use CareSource Procedure Lookup Tool for real-time prior auth verification. Update encounter forms and EMR templates to alert providers. Claims will be denied without proper prior authorization.

Affected Billing Codes

A4295
A4296
A4297
C1608
C9811
C9815
C9816
C9817
Q4398
Q4399
Q4400
Q4401
Q4402
Q4403
Q4404
Q4405
Q4406
Q4407
Q4408
Q4409
Q4410
Q4411
Q4412
Q4413
Q4414
Q4415
Q4416
Q4417
Q4420
Q4431
Q4432
Q4433
92631
92632
27458
27713
33882
35602
43889
64654
64655
64656
64657
64658
64659
37263
37264
37265
37266
37267
37268
37269
37270
37271
37272
37273
37274
37275
37276
37277
37278
37280
37281
37282
37283
37284
37285
37286
37287
37288
37289
37290
37291
37292
37293
37294
37295
37296
37297
37298
37299
70471
70472
70473
77436
81524
92930
92945
37254
37255
37256
37257
37258
37259
37260
37261
37262
37279
47384
52443
52597
55868
55869
55877
62330
62331
63032
64567
64728
77437
77438
77439
81354
C7566
C9810
G0571