NCCI edits for CPT 35681
CMS lists 5 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 16 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.
- 33510 35681 denies
- 33511 35681 denies
- 33512 35681 denies
- 33513 35681 denies
- 33514 35681 denies
- 33516 35681 denies
- 33517 35681 denies
- 33518 35681 denies
- 33519 35681 denies
- 33521 35681 denies
- 33522 35681 denies
- 33523 35681 denies
- 35702 35702 denies
- 35703 35703 denies
- 36002 36002 denies
- 61650 61650 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.