Effective October 1, 2022, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico is changing prior authorization requirements that may apply for some Medicaid Blue Cross Community Centennial^SM members to reflect new, replaced or removed codes due to updates from Utilization Management or the American Medical Association.

Refer to the updated 2022 New Mexico Medicaid Procedure Codes Requiring Prior Authorization list under the Prior Authorization CPT Code Lists section in the Prior Authorization area of the website. The code changes will be designated with dates of removal or addition.