NCCI edits for CPT 33521
CMS lists 11 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 38 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.
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.
- 32100 32100 denies
- 32551 32551 denies
- 32556 32556 denies
- 32557 32557 denies
- 33310 33310 denies
- 33315 33315 denies
- 33517 33517 denies
- 33518 33518 denies
- 33519 33519 denies
- 33522 33521 denies
- 33523 33521 denies
- 35226 35226 denies
- 35681 35681 denies
- 35682 35682 denies
- 35683 35683 denies
- 35702 35702 denies
- 35703 35703 denies
- 35820 35820 denies
- 37700 37700 denies
- 37718 37718 denies
- 37722 37722 denies
- 37735 37735 denies
- 39010 39010 denies
- 64420 64420 denies
- 64421 64421 denies
- 64461 64461 denies
- 64463 64463 denies
- 76881 76881 denies
- 76882 76882 denies
- 76998 76998 denies
- 92953 92953 denies
- 92960 92960 denies
- 92961 92961 denies
- 92970 92970 denies
- 92971 92971 denies
- 93970 93970 denies
- 93985 93985 denies
- 93986 93986 denies
NCCI edits are not a coverage determination or a substitute for the current CMS NCCI Policy Manual. Deleted pairs are excluded from this page.