Pain Management: Resources

• Procedure codes for which providers must request prior authorization — See this document to determine which procedure codes require prior authorization
• 2026 updates to TurningPoint medical policies for musculoskeletal and pain management procedures
• 2024 updates to TurningPoint medical policies for musculoskeletal and pain management procedures
• Musculoskeletal procedure authorizations: Frequently asked questions for providers
• Musculoskeletal procedure authorizations: Quick reference for providers
• Determining whether procedure codes require prior authorization requirements for a members
• TurningPoint Peer to Peer Quick Reference Guide
• TurningPoint Advance Practice Practitioner (APP) Peer-to-Peer Process
• TurningPoint Provider Training Manual
• Pain management: For non-hospice palliative care and for musculoskeletal-related pain management procedures— Includes information about care management and utilization management programs

TurningPoint fax forms for prior authorization and postservice change requests

• Epidural steroid injections authorization request form
• Facet joint injections authorization request form
• Neuroablation procedures authorization request form
• Sacroiliac joint injections authorization request form
• Postservice change request form