NCCI edits for CPT 74440
CMS lists 3 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.
- 36000 36000 denies
- 36410 36410 denies
- 36425 36425 denies
- 74018 74018 denies
- 74450 74450 denies
- 76000 76000 denies
- 76942 76942 denies
- 76998 76998 denies
- 77001 77001 denies
- 77002 77002 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.