NCCI edits for CPT 33530
CMS lists 5 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 17 pairs with modifier indicator 1, where an NCCI-associated modifier may be allowed when the documentation supports it.
NCCI release: Q4 2026. Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Edits. Complete plain-text list.
Check a paired code Copy link
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) Copy link
The published MUE is 1 unit per patient per date of service.
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: the Column Two code is denied and the Column One code 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.
- 33310 33310 denies
- 33315 33315 denies
- 33600 33530 denies
- 33602 33530 denies
- 33660 33530 denies
- 33665 33530 denies
- 33670 33530 denies
- 33676 33530 denies
- 33684 33530 denies
- 33858 33530 denies
- 33859 33530 denies
- 35226 35226 denies
- 35702 35702 denies
- 35703 35703 denies
- 35820 35820 denies
- 92960 92960 denies
- 92961 92961 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.