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Cervical Cancer Screening Visualization Technologies - (0127)
CIGNA-0127
Cigna
Effective: September 15, 2025
Updated: December 6, 2025
created · Dec 2, 2025
Policy Summary
Cigna considers cervicography, spectroscopy/optical detection systems, and speculoscopy — and reporting them with CPT 58999 — not medically necessary for any indication including cervical cancer screening and will not reimburse these techniques. Claims for these services will be denied unless submitted with applicable covered diagnosis/procedure codes per the relevant Coverage Policy, and providers must use the appropriate covered codes or reimbursement will not be allowed.
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Key requirements from the full policy
"The following visualization technologies are considered not medically necessary for any indication including cervical cancer screening:"
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