NCCI edits for CPT 72240
CMS lists 13 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 30 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, and it is the Column Two code that is denied while Column One 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.
- 0490T 72240 denies
- 0718T 72240 denies
- 20527 72240 denies
- 20550 72240 denies
- 20551 20551 denies
- 20552 20552 denies
- 20553 20553 denies
- 20560 20560 denies
- 20561 20561 denies
- 20600 72240 denies
- 20604 72240 denies
- 20704 72240 denies
- 62284 62284 denies
- 62302 72240 denies
- 62303 72240 denies
- 62304 72240 denies
- 62305 72240 denies
- 72125 72240 denies
- 72126 72240 denies
- 72127 72240 denies
- 76000 76000 denies
- 77001 77001 denies
- 77002 77002 denies
- 77003 77003 denies
- 99446 99446 denies
- 99447 99447 denies
- 99448 99448 denies
- 99449 99449 denies
- 99451 99451 denies
- 99452 99452 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.