NCCI edits for CPT 79005
CMS lists 21 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 6 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
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.
- 36591 36591 denies
- 36592 36592 denies
- 77790 77790 denies
- 78070 78070 denies
- 78071 78071 denies
- 78072 78072 denies
- 78075 78075 denies
- 78232 78232 denies
- 78258 78258 denies
- 78262 78262 denies
- 78264 78264 denies
- 78265 78265 denies
- 78266 78266 denies
- 78267 78267 denies
- 78268 78268 denies
- 78445 78445 denies
- 78600 78600 denies
- 78601 78601 denies
- 78605 78605 denies
- 78606 78606 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.
NCCI edits are not a coverage determination or a substitute for the current CMS NCCI Policy Manual. Deleted pairs are excluded from this page.