NCCI edits for CPT 88344
CMS lists 1 active pair with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 20 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 6 units 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, and it is the Column Two code that is denied while Column One is paid.
- 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.
- 0018M 88344 denies
- 0067U 88344 denies
- 0295U 88344 denies
- 0404U 88344 denies
- 0418U 88344 denies
- 17311 88344 denies
- 17313 88344 denies
- 81560 88344 denies
- 86152 88344 denies
- 88184 88344 denies
- 88187 88344 denies
- 88188 88344 denies
- 88189 88344 denies
- 88321 88344 denies
- 88323 88344 denies
- 88325 88344 denies
- 88342 88342 denies
- 88358 88358 denies
- 88360 88344 denies
- 88361 88344 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.