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Private: Outpatient Radiology Services Now Offered Without Prior Authorizations

PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 1, 2019

To avoid the unnecessary expense and inconvenience of sending patients to hospital emergency departments, HealthCare Partners has now identified four key radiology studies that can be obtained without prior authorization for referrals to Zwanger-Pesiri and RadNet radiology offices. This will allow rapid communication of results to the referring provider and easy access for most patients to the many Zwanger-Persiri and RadNet offices in the region. Such referrals can only be made by HCP Direct providers (PCP’s).

The four key radiology studies that can be referred to Zwanger-Pesiri and RadNet offices without prior authorization are:

  • CT of Head without contrast (CPT 70450)
  • CT of Abdomen and Pelvis with/without contrast (CPT 74178)
  • CT angiography of chest (non-coronary) (CPT 71275)
  • MRI of brain without contrast (only if ordered by a neurologist) (CPT 70551)

There are other studies that do not require prior authorization for HCP direct members, wherever the radiology services are provided. Those are:
(Please link to list of radiology codes not requiring prior authorization for C1 members)

You can find Zwanger-Pesiri and RadNet locations and contact info here: