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Q4 2026 takes effect Oct 1, 2026. CMS published it early; dates of service before then are priced under the current release — see the current CPT 77424 rate.

CPT 77424

Priced under CLFS

77424 · PFS Q4 2026 · Upcoming

Status X is not separately payable under the PFS.

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CMS published status X (statutory exclusion) for CPT 77424 in the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, with no national PFS amount. These figures take effect for dates of service beginning Oct 1, 2026. Treat the blank amount as unpriced, not as $0.

PFS status evidence

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Code
77424
Release
Q4 2026, revision 2
Result
Priced under CLFS

Citations

  • Establishes the PFS status (X) and the resulting pathway for this code: priced under clfs.

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)

    Q4 2026 · revision 2

    Latest revision of this release

    Release period: October 1 – December 31, 2026

    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 PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (row 9,102)
    hcpcs (col 1)
    77424
    modifier (col 2)
    blank
    status_code (col 4)
    X

    SHA-256: 4d0d3f19bd954ffc0f5b8439169d267da023d4f6911f4539bb6e98723cb1a626

    Original source file

Compact facts

Why is there no national PFS amount for 77424?

Its status indicator is X (statutory exclusion). The statutory definition of physician services does not include this item. Status X is not separately payable under the PFS.

Payment considerations Copy link

Review the applicable inputs and payment rules. Each link opens the supporting detail on this page.

Other payment indicators (8)

Facility/non-facility: Not determined, 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, MUE behavior: Not determined, Contractor pricing: Does not apply.

Payment rules

Global period: what 77424's fee already covers Copy link

XXX Does not apply

The global surgery concept does not apply to this code.

Can you bill it with another code? Copy link

Enter a second CPT or HCPCS code billed on the same date of service. We'll check the current NCCI procedure-to-procedure edit between it and 77424.

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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 77424 on the same date of service—no modifier bypasses the edit (modifier indicator 0)

0596T 0596T denies
0597T 0597T denies
11920 11920 denies

Showing 3 of 106.

Separately payable with 77424 only when an NCCI-associated modifier is appropriate and documented (modifier indicator 1)

0591T 0591T denies
0592T 0592T denies
0593T 0593T denies

Showing 3 of 107.

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.

Check a paired code or view all 213 NCCI pairs →

Common payment questions Copy link

Why would a Medicare claim for 77424 be denied or paid less?

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

  • Its status indicator is X (statutory exclusion)—The statutory definition of physician services does not include this item. See status indicators
  • 106 codes form NCCI pairs with 77424 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
  • 107 codes pair with 77424 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

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.

History

Rate history by release Copy link

National non-facility amount for 77424 across quarterly releases.

Release Status Non-facility Facility
Q4 2026 takes effect Oct 1, 2026 X
Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 X
Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 X
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. Status and payment instructions determine whether a national amount is established; blank RVUs stay blank. Releases are immutable: historical evidence remains tied to the specified release. Our methodology covers the depth: sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before they ship.

Use the (i) buttons next to each amount above for the exact row, columns, and math.

Cite this rate

This citation identifies the source release, so its evidence remains reproducible after a newer release lands.

CPT 77424 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2026; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/77424/2026/D