NCCI edits for CPT 87276
CMS lists 10 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.
- 0442U 87276 denies
- 0528U 87276 denies
- 80503 80503 denies
- 80504 80504 denies
- 80505 80505 denies
- 80506 80506 denies
- 87140 87276 denies
- 87206 87206 denies
- 87253 87276 denies
- 87254 87276 denies
- 87501 87276 denies
- 87502 87276 denies
- 87636 87276 denies
- 87637 87276 denies
- 88346 88346 denies
- 88350 88350 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.