NCCI edits for CPT 71271
CMS lists 18 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 22 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
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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.
- 01922 01922 denies
- 0633T 71271 denies
- 0634T 71271 denies
- 0635T 71271 denies
- 0636T 71271 denies
- 0637T 71271 denies
- 0638T 71271 denies
- 0691T 71271 denies
- 36591 36591 denies
- 36592 36592 denies
- 71250 71271 denies
- 71260 71271 denies
- 71270 71270 denies
- 78803 78803 denies
- 78830 78830 denies
- 78831 78831 denies
- 78832 78832 denies
- 96523 96523 denies
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.
- 0406U 71271 denies
- 0414U 71271 denies
- 0721T 71271 denies
- 0877T 71271 denies
- 0878T 71271 denies
- 0879T 71271 denies
- 0880T 71271 denies
- 71275 71271 denies
- 75571 75571 denies
- 75572 71271 denies
- 75573 71271 denies
- 75574 71271 denies
- 76380 76380 denies
- 77301 71271 denies
- 78431 71271 denies
- 78433 71271 denies
- 78811 71271 denies
- 78812 71271 denies
- 78813 71271 denies
- 78814 71271 denies
- 78815 71271 denies
- 78816 71271 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.