NCCI edits for CPT 98981
CMS lists 39 active pairs with modifier indicator 0 (no NCCI-associated modifier bypasses those edits) and 9 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
- 93227 98981 denies
- 93244 98981 denies
- 93248 98981 denies
- 93260 98981 denies
- 93261 98981 denies
- 93264 98981 denies
- 93272 98981 denies
- 93279 98981 denies
- 93280 98981 denies
- 93281 98981 denies
- 93282 98981 denies
- 93283 98981 denies
- 93284 98981 denies
- 93285 98981 denies
- 93286 98981 denies
- 93287 98981 denies
- 93288 98981 denies
- 93289 98981 denies
- 93290 98981 denies
- 93291 98981 denies
- 93292 98981 denies
- 93293 98981 denies
- 93294 93294 denies
- 93295 93295 denies
- 93296 98981 denies
- 93297 93297 denies
- 93298 93298 denies
- 94014 98981 denies
- 94016 98981 denies
- 95250 98981 denies
- 95836 98981 denies
- 96523 96523 denies
- 97750 97750 denies
- 99091 99091 denies
- G0506 98981 denies
- G0508 98981 denies
- G0509 98981 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.