Contractor-priced
A9569 · PFS Q4 2026
No national PFS rate in Q4 2026
Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
Check for a published amount in your locality.
PFS status evidence
Inspect PFS status evidence
- Code
- A9569
- Release
- Q4 2026, revision 2
- Result
- Contractor-priced
Citations
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Shows this code’s PFS status (C). Result: Contractor-priced.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 13,990 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip
In the CMS file
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HCPCS A9569 has no published national rate. It carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q4 2026 release. Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
Why is there no national PFS amount for A9569?
Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced). Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
About this code
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Which billing rules and modifiers apply? Copy link
CMS's surgical and split-billing indicators don't adjust A9569's amount.
Global surgery period XXX (does not apply).
Why would a Medicare claim for A9569 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced)—Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. See status indicators
- 11 codes form NCCI pairs with A9569 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
- 5 codes pair with A9569 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
- More than 1 unit per patient per date of service exceeds A9569's Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) limit. See billing together
- Bilateral surgery: no bilateral adjustment. See billing policy
- Assistant at surgery: restricted without documentation. See billing policy
- Co-surgeons: not permitted. See billing policy
- Team surgery: not permitted. See billing policy
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.
CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2
Can you bill it with another code? Copy link
A9569 has 16 NCCI pairs (Q4 2026) and an MUE of 1 unit per patient per date of service.
Modifier indicator 1
5 pairs
Only with an appropriate, documented modifier
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) limit
1 unit
Per patient per date of service
Reconciling a contractor-priced payment for A9569 Copy link
What to check (3)
There is no national allowed amount for A9569, so every reconciliation of this line runs against the MAC fee schedule that was in force for the date of service rather than against a national baseline.
- Compare the paid amount against the MAC fee schedule in force for the date of service; there is no national allowed amount here to reconcile against.
- Check for documentation on file before appealing an assistant-at-surgery denial: payment on the -80 or -AS line is restricted for this procedure unless medical necessity is established.
- Reprice the line against the release, locality, setting, modifier and participation status that applied to the date of service before treating any difference as an underpayment.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files; CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files (status indicator field); 42 USC 1395w-4(i)(2) (SSA §1848(i)(2))—Assistants-at-surgery.
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The PFS file shows this code is priced by the contractor. Its amounts come from the MAC-published schedules and effective dates shown above.
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01 PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv · Q4 2026 (RVU26D) · row 13,990—priced by the contractor
- Effective
- October 1 – December 31, 2026
- Locator
- PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip · row 13,990 of 19,453 · via CMS
- Fields read
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02 NCCI · Q4 2026—the code-pair edits
- Source
- National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
- Effective
- Same quarter as the Q4 2026 rate
Cite this rate
HCPCS A9569 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2026; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU26D, PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 13,990. Localis. https://localishealth.com/hcpcs/A9569/2026/D
Past releases are never edited, so the citation stays checkable after CMS publishes a newer one. CMS owns the code description shown for HCPCS Level II codes. Methodology · Plain-text summary · JSON
How has it changed? Copy link
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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