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CPT 77061 Medicare payment status

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77061 · PFS Q4 2026

Status I is not separately payable under the PFS.

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CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

PFS status evidence

Physician relative value file (Q4 2026) · rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 8,967)
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Code
77061
Release
Q4 2026, revision 2
Result
Unable to determine from available CMS sources

Citations

  • Shows this code’s PFS status (I). Result: Unable to determine from available CMS sources.

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

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

    PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 8,967 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip

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CPT 77061 has no published national rate. It carries status I (not valid) in the Q4 2026 release. Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.

Why is there no national PFS amount for 77061?

Its status indicator is I (not valid). Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. Status I is not separately payable under the PFS.

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Here are the inputs and payment rules that apply to this code. Each link takes you to the detail below.

Professional/technical component Applies NCCI same-day edits Applies MUE behavior Applies
Other payment indicators (7)
Facility/non-facility: Not determined, Bilateral adjustment: Does not apply, Multiple-procedure reduction: Does not apply, Assistant/co-surgeon treatment: Does not apply, Global surgery: Does not apply, Other fee-schedule routing: Does not apply, Contractor pricing: Does not apply.
Why would a Medicare claim for 77061 be denied or paid less?

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

  • Its status indicator is I (not valid)—Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. See status indicators
  • 2 codes form NCCI pairs with 77061 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
  • 6 codes pair with 77061 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
  • More than 1 unit per patient per date of service exceeds 77061's Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) limit. See billing together
  • 77061 splits into a professional component (modifier 26) and a technical component (modifier TC)—a claim for only one part needs that modifier to price correctly. See billing policy
  • Bilateral surgery: no bilateral adjustment. 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.

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Global period: what 77061's fee already covers Copy link

XXX Does not apply

The global surgery concept does not apply to this code.

Billing policy Copy link

These billing-policy indicators explain how 77061 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.
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 1 Splits into professional and technical. This procedure splits into a professional component (modifier 26) and a technical component (modifier TC), each separately payable.

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

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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 77061 on the same date of service—no modifier bypasses the edit (modifier indicator 0)

77062 77061 denies
96523 96523 denies

Separately payable with 77061 only when an NCCI-associated modifier is appropriate and documented (modifier indicator 1)

0694T 0694T denies
19281 77061 denies
19282 77061 denies

Showing 3 of 6.

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.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) limit: 1 unit per patient per date of service.

Why a 77061 line may not pay separately Copy link

CMS publishes no separately payable amount for 77061 in this release, so reconciling the line means establishing which status governed the date of service rather than chasing a fee-schedule difference.

What to check

  • Confirm the status that governed the date of service before working this line as a short payment—CMS publishes no separately payable fee-schedule amount for it in this release.
  • Confirm which component the line carried before comparing anything: the same code prices three ways—globally, as a professional component with modifier 26, and as a technical component with modifier TC.
  • 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.

Compare against 77062, 77063 and 77065: their amounts are in Related codes.

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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).

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Rate history by release Copy link

National Office (non-facility) amount for 77061 across quarterly releases.

Release Status Office Facility
Q4 2026 Oct 1, 2026 – present I — —
Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 I — —
Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 I — —
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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This page uses CMS's Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q4 2026 release (effective October 2026). 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.

Physician relative value file (Q4 2026) · rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 8,967)

Cite this rate

The citation names the release, so anyone can check it even after CMS publishes a newer one.

CPT 77061 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2026; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU26D, PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 8,967. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/77061/2026/D