CPT 43882

Contractor-priced

43882 · PFS Q4 2026 · Upcoming

Contractor-published range

$612.89–$1,053.59

Participating · Office (non-facility) · Whole service

MAC-published fee schedules available in Localis: 51 of 144 payment localities. Missing data does not establish a $0 allowance.

No national PFS rate in Q4 2026

Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.

Check for a published amount in your locality.

Service-location ZIP

View contractor sources and effective dates

CMS published status C (carrier-priced) for CPT 43882 in the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, with no national PFS amount. These figures take effect for dates of service beginning Oct 1, 2026. Treat the blank amount as unpriced, not as $0.

Amount evidence: MAC-published fee schedules and effective dates. The PFS row establishes contractor pricing.

Inspect PFS status evidence

Code: 43882
Release: Q4 2026, revision 2
Result: Contractor-priced

Citations

Establishes the PFS status (C) and the resulting pathway for this code: contractor-priced.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)
Q4 2026 · revision 2

Latest revision of this release

Release period: October 1 – December 31, 2026

This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.

Record details
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (row 5,317)

hcpcs (col 1)

43882

modifier (col 2)

blank

status_code (col 4)

C

SHA-256: 4d0d3f19bd954ffc0f5b8439169d267da023d4f6911f4539bb6e98723cb1a626

Original source file

Compact facts

Why is there no national PFS amount for 43882?

Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced). Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. Carrier-priced: no national payment amount.

Payment considerations Copy link

Review the applicable inputs and payment rules. Each link opens the supporting detail on this page.

Multiple-procedure reduction Context required Assistant/co-surgeon treatment Applies Global surgery Context required NCCI same-day edits Applies Contractor pricing Applies

Other payment indicators (5)

Facility/non-facility: Not determined, Professional/technical component: Does not apply, Bilateral adjustment: Does not apply, MUE behavior: Not determined, Other fee-schedule routing: Does not apply.

Find the local Medicare amount for 43882 Copy link

Medicare sets this price locally

43882 has no single national Physician Fee Schedule amount. Use the ZIP, modifier, setting, and participation fields above to match it to a Medicare locality and the contractor amount we have on file.

Your practical estimate will appear here

We hold files from First_coast and Noridian and Novitas across JE and JH and JN, most recently effective Jan 1, 2026. A missing locality means our contractor coverage is incomplete—not that Medicare pays $0.

This is the published amount for this code—not necessarily the entire visit or procedure. A hospital may bill a separate facility charge, and other services, drugs, or supplies can add to the total.

Contractor-published source figures, not a national rate. Par = participating-provider amount Non-par = nonparticipating-provider amount C = technical component capped at the OPPS amount # = facility-setting amount

View all 66 published fee rows

Jurisdiction / locality	Modifier	Note	Par	Non-par	Limiting charge	Effective	Source
JE · California, Area 05 CMS 01112-05	—	—	$682.14	$648.03	$745.23	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 09 CMS 01112-09	—	—	$683.13	$648.97	$746.32	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 17 CMS 01182-17	—	—	$670.71	$637.17	$732.75	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 18 CMS 01182-18	—	—	$676.35	$642.53	$738.91	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 51 CMS 01112-51	—	—	$660.95	$627.90	$722.09	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 52 CMS 01112-52	—	—	$660.95	$627.90	$722.09	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 53 CMS 01112-53	—	—	$660.95	$627.90	$722.09	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 54 CMS 01112-54	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 55 CMS 01112-55	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 56 CMS 01112-56	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 57 CMS 01112-57	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 58 CMS 01112-58	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 59 CMS 01112-59	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 60 CMS 01112-60	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 61 CMS 01112-61	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 62 CMS 01112-62	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 63 CMS 01112-63	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 64 CMS 01112-64	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 65 CMS 01112-65	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 66 CMS 01112-66	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 67 CMS 01112-67	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 68 CMS 01112-68	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 69 CMS 01112-69	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 70 CMS 01112-70	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 71 CMS 01182-71	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 72 CMS 01182-72	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 73 CMS 01182-73	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 74 CMS 01182-74	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · California, Area 75 CMS 01112-75	—	—	$639.30	$607.34	$698.44	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · Hawaii, Area 01 CMS 01212-01	—	—	$647.53	$615.15	$707.42	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JE · Nevada, Area 00 CMS 01312-00	—	—	$657.19	$624.33	$717.98	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Arkansas, Area 13 CMS 07102-13	—	—	$612.89	$582.25	$669.59	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Arkansas, Area 13 CMS 07102-13	—	#	$559.91	$531.91	$611.70	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Colorado, Area 01 CMS 04112-01	—	—	$716.29	$680.48	$782.55	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Colorado, Area 01 CMS 04112-01	—	#	$654.79	$622.05	$715.36	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 01 CMS 07202-01	—	—	$709.55	$674.07	$775.18	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 01 CMS 07202-01	—	#	$649.76	$617.27	$709.86	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 99 CMS 07202-99	—	—	$647.84	$615.45	$707.77	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 99 CMS 07202-99	—	#	$594.12	$564.41	$649.07	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Mississippi, Area 00 CMS 07302-00	—	—	$644.68	$612.45	$704.32	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Mississippi, Area 00 CMS 07302-00	—	#	$591.62	$562.04	$646.35	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · New Mexico, Area 05 CMS 04212-05	—	—	$688.41	$653.99	$752.09	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · New Mexico, Area 05 CMS 04212-05	—	#	$632.30	$600.69	$690.79	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Oklahoma, Area 00 CMS 04312-00	—	—	$629.04	$597.59	$687.23	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Oklahoma, Area 00 CMS 04312-00	—	#	$576.61	$547.78	$629.95	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 09 CMS 04412-09	—	—	$716.29	$680.48	$782.55	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 09 CMS 04412-09	—	#	$655.82	$623.03	$716.48	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 11 CMS 04412-11	—	—	$720.61	$684.58	$787.27	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 11 CMS 04412-11	—	#	$658.32	$625.40	$719.21	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 15 CMS 04412-15	—	—	$726.52	$690.19	$793.72	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 15 CMS 04412-15	—	#	$665.51	$632.23	$727.06	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 18 CMS 04412-18	—	—	$722.94	$686.79	$789.81	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 18 CMS 04412-18	—	#	$661.57	$628.49	$722.76	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 20 CMS 04412-20	—	—	$668.95	$635.50	$730.83	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 20 CMS 04412-20	—	#	$614.08	$583.38	$670.89	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 28 CMS 04412-28	—	—	$701.13	$666.07	$765.98	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 28 CMS 04412-28	—	#	$641.15	$609.09	$700.45	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 31 CMS 04412-31	—	—	$704.09	$668.89	$769.22	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 31 CMS 04412-31	—	#	$642.30	$610.19	$701.72	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 99 CMS 04412-99	—	—	$666.03	$632.73	$727.64	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 99 CMS 04412-99	—	#	$610.17	$579.66	$666.61	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 03 CMS 09102-03	—	—	$970.02	$921.52	$1,059.75	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 04 CMS 09102-04	—	—	$1,053.59	$1,000.91	$1,151.05	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 99 CMS 09102-99	—	—	$905.55	$860.27	$989.31	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JN · Puerto Rico, Area 20 CMS 09202-20	—	—	$709.05	$673.60	$774.64	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file
JN · U.S. Virgin Islands, Area 50 CMS 09202-50	—	—	$709.05	$673.60	$774.64	Jan 1, 2026	Contractor file

The authenticated MAC fees API returns the same source rows. ZIP5s that span localities are flagged and use only the crosswalk's dominant locality until ZIP+4 overrides are available.

Reconciling a contractor-priced payment for 43882 Copy link

There is no national allowed amount for 43882, so every reconciliation of this line runs against the MAC fee schedule that was in force for the date of service rather than against a national baseline.

What to reconcile

Compare the paid amount against the MAC fee schedule in force for the date of service; there is no national allowed amount here to reconcile against.
Ask the MAC which global period it assigned: the contractor sets the follow-up window for this code, so whether a post-operative visit should have paid depends on the contractor that priced it.
Rank the claim’s procedure lines before calling a reduced line short-paid—under the standard multiple-procedure rule only the highest-valued one prices in full.
Check that any -80 or -AS line was priced from the same release and locality as the primary line; an assistant at surgery prices at a percentage of the fee-schedule amount.
Reprice the line against the release, locality, setting, modifier and participation status that applied to the date of service before treating any difference as an underpayment.

Nearby payment lines

National Q4 2026 amounts at GPCI 1.000. A blank means this schedule does not publish a payable PFS amount.

No comparison lines are present in this release.

Check an actual payment Model this code in a contract

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files; CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files (status indicator field); CMS Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04); 42 USC 1395w-4(i)(2) (SSA §1848(i)(2))—Assistants-at-surgery.

Payment rules

Global period: what 43882's fee already covers Copy link

YYY Contractor decides

Your Medicare Administrative Contractor decides whether a global period applies and sets its length when it prices the code. The result is 0, 10, or 90 days.

Billing policy Copy link

What 43882's billing-policy indicators mean. These show for every code, priced or not: a restriction like "bilateral not allowed" still matters on a carrier-priced code.

Policy	Value	What it means
Bilateral surgery	0	No bilateral adjustment. The 150% bilateral payment adjustment does not apply to this procedure.
Assistant at surgery	2	Payable. An assistant at surgery may be separately paid for this procedure, typically as a percentage of the fee schedule amount.
Co-surgeons	1	Payable with documentation. Co-surgeons may be paid, but only with supporting documentation establishing the medical necessity of two surgeons.
Team surgery	0	Not permitted. Medicare does not recognize a surgical team (modifier 66) for this procedure.
Multiple procedures	2	Standard reduction applies. The same standard ranking-and-reduction rule as indicator 1 applies to this procedure when billed with others on the same date.
Professional/technical split	0	No PC/TC split. This is a physician service code; the professional/technical split does not apply, and the code is billed as a single service.

Can you bill it with another code? Copy link

Enter a second CPT or HCPCS code billed on the same date of service. We'll check the current NCCI procedure-to-procedure edit between it and 43882.

See every current NCCI pair for 43882 →

Billing together (NCCI edits) Copy link

NCCI Q4 2026

Based on CMS's National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI). A few examples appear here; use the complete edit page to check a specific pair.

Not separately payable with 43882 on the same date of service—no modifier bypasses the edit (modifier indicator 0)

0589T 43882 denies

0590T 43882 denies

0788T 0788T denies

Showing 3 of 14.

Separately payable with 43882 only when an NCCI-associated modifier is appropriate and documented (modifier indicator 1)

0213T 0213T denies

0216T 0216T denies

0708T 0708T denies

Showing 3 of 65.

Modifier 59 and the X modifiers are not a universal bypass—CMS expects the most specific applicable modifier, and which one that is depends on the pair and the documented circumstances.

Check a paired code or view all 79 NCCI pairs →

Common payment questions Copy link

Why would a Medicare claim for 43882 be denied or paid less?

These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.

Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced)—Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. See status indicators
14 codes form NCCI pairs with 43882 carrying modifier indicator 0—no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses the edit, so billed together on the same date of service, a line of the pair denies. See billing together
65 codes pair with 43882 under modifier indicator 1—separately payable only when an NCCI-associated modifier (59, or a more specific XE, XS, XP, or XU) is clinically appropriate and the documentation supports a distinct service; without one, a line of the pair denies. See billing together
Bilateral surgery: no bilateral adjustment. See billing policy
Co-surgeons: payable with documentation. See billing policy
Team surgery: not permitted. See billing policy
Multiple procedures: standard reduction applies. See billing policy

Payer-specific coverage and documentation rules live outside these files, so a claim that clears every check here can still be denied on other grounds.

History

When does this rate change?

CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October), and each is versioned here. See what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.

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Source & method

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Contractor amounts come from the MAC-published schedules and effective dates identified above. The PFS file establishes contractor pricing. Releases are immutable: historical evidence remains tied to the specified release. Our methodology covers the depth: sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before they ship.

Physician relative value file (Q4 2026) · rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 5,317)

Use the (i) buttons next to each amount above for the exact row, columns, and math.

Cite this rate

This citation identifies the source release, so its evidence remains reproducible after a newer release lands.

CPT 43882 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2026; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/43882/2026/D