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Enter a code, ZIP and date of service to get the allowed amount, what Medicare pays, and the CMS file and row behind each figure.

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CPT / HCPCS code

None of the modifiers this calculator prices apply to J0888.

9 don't apply to J0888
  • -26 Professional component. Professional/technical component concept concept does not apply to this code.
  • -TC Technical component. Professional/technical component concept concept does not apply to this code.
  • -50 Bilateral procedure. Bilateral adjustment concept does not apply to this code.
  • -80 Assistant surgeon (physician). Assistant-at-surgery concept does not apply to this code.
  • -81 Minimum assistant surgeon (physician). Assistant-at-surgery concept does not apply to this code.
  • -82 Assistant surgeon (no qualified resident). Assistant-at-surgery concept does not apply to this code.
  • -AS Assistant at surgery (PA, NP, or CNS). Assistant-at-surgery concept does not apply to this code.
  • -62 Co-surgeons. Co-surgeon concept does not apply to this code.
  • -66 Team surgery. Team surgery concept does not apply to this code.

One modifier per line. Pricing -51? Use the MPPR calculator.

Service location

Leave blank for the national baseline.

Date of service

CMS release: 2026 D ·

Place of service

Billed by Physician (MD/DO)

Rendering provider

Payment answer

No separate PFS payment for J0888

CMS marks this service status E (Excluded). A regulation removes this code from the fee schedule. When covered, it is paid under reasonable charge procedures instead.

The available evidence does not establish a $0 allowance. Release 2026 D · status E (Excluded)

A regulation removes this code from the fee schedule. When covered, it is paid under reasonable charge procedures instead.

View the CMS evidence
Code
J0888
DOS
Not supplied
Locality
National (GPCI 1.000)
Service ZIP
Not supplied
Setting
Office (non-facility)
Participation
Participating provider
Modifiers
None
Units
1
Release
Q4 2026, revision 2
Sequestration
Shown separately from the allowed amount

Status E is not separately payable under the PFS.

Citations

  • Establishes the PFS status of the base code.

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

    This status record alone does not establish an allowed amount or a coverage determination.

    PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 16,636 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip

    In the CMS file

    Loading rows 16,634–16,638 of PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv…

    Download rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip from CMS File fingerprint 4d0d3f19bd954ffc0f5b8439169d267da023d4f6911f4539bb6e98723cb1a626

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