CPT 44136
Restricted / special payment rules
44136 · PFS Q2 2024 · Historical
No national PFS rate in Q2 2024
Status R: no national PFS amount. The RVUs for this setting are all zero; they do not establish a $0 allowance. Special payment instructions apply.
CPT 44136 has no published national rate. It carries status R (restricted) in the Q2 2024 release. Special coverage instructions apply, so whether Medicare pays depends on the circumstances of the service. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
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- Code
- 44136
- Release
- Q2 2024, revision 1
- Result
- Restricted / special payment rules
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Shows this code’s PFS status (R). Result: Restricted / special payment rules.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)Q2 2024 · revision 1
Latest revision of this release
Release period: April 1 – June 30, 2024
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
PPRRVU24_APR.csv in rvu24b-updated-03-18-2024.zip (row 10,824)- hcpcs (col 1)
- 44136
- modifier (col 2)
- blank
- status_code (col 4)
- R
- work_rvu (col 6)
- 0
- pe_rvu_nonfacility (col 7)
- 0
- pe_rvu_facility (col 9)
- 0
- mp_rvu (col 11)
- 0
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Why is there no national PFS amount for 44136?
Its status indicator is R (restricted). Special coverage instructions apply, so whether Medicare pays depends on the circumstances of the service. Status R: no national PFS amount. The RVUs for this setting are all zero; they do not establish a $0 allowance. Special payment instructions apply.
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Here are the inputs and payment rules that apply to this code. Each link takes you to the detail below.
Other payment indicators (10)
Facility/non-facility: Does not apply, Professional/technical component: Does not apply, Bilateral adjustment: Does not apply, Multiple-procedure reduction: Does not apply, Assistant/co-surgeon treatment: Does not apply, Global surgery: Does not apply, NCCI same-day edits: Not determined, MUE behavior: Not determined, Other fee-schedule routing: Does not apply, Contractor pricing: Does not apply.
Why would a Medicare claim for 44136 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is R (restricted)—Special coverage instructions apply, so whether Medicare pays depends on the circumstances of the service. See status indicators
- Bilateral surgery: no bilateral adjustment. See billing policy
- Assistant at surgery: restricted without documentation. See billing policy
- Co-surgeons: not permitted. See billing policy
- Team surgery: not permitted. 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.
Payment review for 44136 Copy link
Two published payment rules can change what 44136 allows on a claim: status R coverage instructions and documentation-restricted assistant-at-surgery payment. Each is a legitimate reason for a paid amount to differ from the fee-schedule amount on this page.
What to check
- Treat the published amount as conditional—status R carries special coverage instructions, so a payable fee-schedule amount does not by itself establish that this line should have paid.
- Check for documentation on file before appealing an assistant-at-surgery denial: payment on the -80 or -AS line is restricted for this procedure unless medical necessity is established.
- 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.
Codes to compare
National Q2 2024 amounts at GPCI 1.000. A blank means this schedule does not publish a payable PFS amount.
None of the comparison codes are in this release.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files; CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files (status indicator field); 42 USC 1395w-4(i)(2) (SSA §1848(i)(2))—Assistants-at-surgery.
Which billing rules and modifiers apply? Copy link
Global period: what 44136's fee already covers Copy link
The global surgery concept does not apply to this code.
Billing policy Copy link
These billing-policy indicators explain how 44136 is treated. They apply whether the code is nationally priced or carrier-priced: 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 | 0 | Restricted without documentation. Payment for an assistant at surgery is restricted for this procedure unless supporting documentation establishes medical necessity. |
| Co-surgeons | 0 | Not permitted. Medicare does not recognize co-surgeons (modifier 62) for this procedure. |
| Team surgery | 0 | Not permitted. Medicare does not recognize a surgical team (modifier 66) for this procedure. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No reduction. No multiple-procedure reduction applies when this procedure is billed with others on the same date; each is paid at its full fee schedule amount. |
| 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. |
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Rate history by release Copy link
National Office (non-facility) amount for 44136 across quarterly releases.
| Release | Status | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 takes effect Oct 1, 2026 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2026 Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2025 Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2025 Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2025 Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2025 Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2024 Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2024 Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2024 Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Mar 9, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2023 Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2023 Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2023 Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2023 Jan 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2022 Oct 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2022 Jul 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2022 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2022 Apr 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2022 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2022 Jan 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2021 Oct 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2021 Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2021 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2021 Apr 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2021 Jan 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2021 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2020 Oct 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2020 Jul 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2020 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2020 Apr 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2020 Jan 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2020 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2019 Oct 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2019 Jul 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2019 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2019 Apr 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2019 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2019 Jan 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2019 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2018 Oct 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2018 Jul 1, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2018 Apr 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2018 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2018 Jan 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2018 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2017 Oct 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2017 Jul 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2017 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2017 Apr 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2017 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2017 Jan 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2017 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2016 Oct 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2016 Jul 1, 2016 – Sep 30, 2016 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2016 Apr 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2016 Jan 1, 2016 – Mar 31, 2016 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2015 Oct 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2015 Jul 1, 2015 – Sep 30, 2015 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2015 Apr 1, 2015 – Jun 30, 2015 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2015 Jan 1, 2015 – Mar 31, 2015 | R | — | — |
| Q4 2014 Oct 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014 | R | — | — |
| Q3 2014 Jul 1, 2014 – Sep 30, 2014 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2014 Apr 1, 2014 – Jun 30, 2014 | R | — | — |
| Q2 2013 Apr 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2013 | R | — | — |
| Q1 2013 Jan 1, 2013 – Mar 31, 2013 | R | — | — |
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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This page uses CMS's Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q2 2024 release (effective April 2024). National baselines use GPCI 1.000 and exclude sequestration. Whether a national amount exists depends on the status and CMS’s payment instructions; blank RVUs are never treated as zero. Past releases are never edited, so these sources stay valid after CMS publishes a newer one. Our methodology explains sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before we publish them.
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CPT 44136 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q2 2024; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/44136/2024/B