Cigna / Evernorth

Prior authorization

Locate authorization teams and submission faxes. Medical, pharmacy and delegated reviews can follow different routes.

prior authorization

Medical precertification — Cigna-reviewed procedures and services

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Phone800-882-4462Fax

866-873-8279

Medical precertification intake forms for services reviewed directly by Cigna Healthcare.

Published hours

Not published in this record

Product, plan and location

Confirm the exact product or service
National contact — confirm product and location

Mailing address

Not researched for this route

Use the appropriate medical precertification intake form. EDI 278 is also available through the practice management system/vendor. Use the original submission method for additional information; vendor-managed services have separate routes.

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prior authorization

Medical management and precertification — G ID cards

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Phone866-494-2111Published hours

Not published in this record

Product, plan and location

commercial
National contact — confirm product and location

Mailing address

Not researched for this route

Commercial contact table excludes customers with third-party administrator plans; channels can differ by patient ID card. Not all transactions are available for every plan. The medical-management row explicitly publishes this G-ID route. Confirm service-specific vendor requirements and the member card.

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prior authorization

Evernorth Behavioral Health — initial residential authorization

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Phone800-926-2273Fax

833-213-9320

Completed Residential Prior Authorization Request Form and required clinical information.

Published hours

Not published in this record

Product, plan and location

Confirm the exact product or service
National contact — confirm product and location

Mailing address

Not researched for this route

March 2026 form for initial residential mental health, substance-use and dual-diagnosis requests. May 4, 2026 newsroom notice introduces fax submission and confirms phone submission remains available. Verify coverage; do not reuse for other levels of care.

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Evernorth Behavioral Health — out-of-network PHP network exception

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Phone800-926-2273Fax

844-266-3156

Completed out-of-network PHP Network Exception Request Form.

Published hours

Not published in this record

Product, plan and location

Confirm the exact product or service
National contact — confirm product and location

Mailing address

Not researched for this route

December 2025 form only for an out-of-network provider requesting a Partial Hospitalization Program network exception. Verify coverage first. Phone is the published alternative when fax submission is unavailable.

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