Posted May 06, 2025
Healthfirst’s Online Authorization Tool is a fast and efficient solution for submitting, tracking, and reviewing authorization requests.
A printable PDF is available here.
Effective May 15, 2025, the Online Authorization Tool will no longer be available on Healthfirst’s legacy provider portal (https://hfproviderportal.org). To access the Online Authorization tool, providers must log in through Availity Essentials.
Healthfirst’s Online Authorization Tool is a fast and efficient solution for submitting, tracking, and reviewing authorization requests. Additionally, providers can use the Online Authorization tool to look up procedure code requirements and submit support documentation as needed.
If you run into any issues accessing the Online Authorization Tool via Availity Essentials, clear the cache/cookies from your web browser, close it completely, and then try again
If you have any questions, please contact your Network Account Manager, or call Provider Services at 1-888-801-1660, Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm.
Coverage is provided by Healthfirst Health Plan, Inc., Healthfirst PHSP, Inc., and/or Healthfirst Insurance Company, Inc. (together, “Healthfirst”).
Revised May 2025