NCCI edits for CPT 22838
CMS lists 18 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 9 pairs with modifier indicator 1, where an NCCI-associated modifier may be allowed when the documentation supports it.
NCCI release: Q3 2026. Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Edits. Complete plain-text list.
Check a paired code Copy link
Not separately payable together Copy link
Modifier indicator 0: the edit cannot be bypassed with an NCCI-associated modifier. Each row names the code that denies—CMS writes every edit as an ordered pair, and it is the Column Two code that is denied while Column One is paid.
- 22800 22838 denies
- 22802 22838 denies
- 22804 22838 denies
- 22808 22838 denies
- 22810 22838 denies
- 22812 22838 denies
- 22818 22838 denies
- 22819 22838 denies
- 22845 22845 denies
- 22846 22846 denies
- 22847 22847 denies
- 22849 22849 denies
- 22855 22855 denies
- 32601 32601 denies
- 36591 36591 denies
- 36592 36592 denies
- 69990 69990 denies
- 96523 96523 denies
Modifier may be allowed Copy link
Modifier indicator 1: an NCCI-associated modifier may be used when the circumstances and documentation support it. Each row names the Column Two code, which is the one denied absent an allowed modifier.
NCCI edits are not a coverage determination or a substitute for the current CMS NCCI Policy Manual. Deleted pairs are excluded from this page.