NCCI Code Pairs — 0020T

Complete listing of CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) edits involving HCPCS/CPT code 0020T.

5 Total Edits 4 as Column 1 1 as Column 2

Column 1 Pairs 0020T is the primary code

When 0020T is reported as the Column 1 (comprehensive) code, the paired Column 2 code is bundled and generally not separately payable.

Medicare Facility (Hospital Outpatient) — 4 pairs

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
76880 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	Misuse of Column Two code with Column One code	2003-07-01	2005-12-31
76977 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	Misuse of Column Two code with Column One code	2003-07-01	2005-12-31
76986 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	Misuse of Column Two code with Column One code	2003-07-01	2005-12-31
76999 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	Misuse of Column Two code with Column One code	2003-07-01	2005-12-31

When 0020T is reported as the Column 2 (component) code, it is bundled into the Column 1 comprehensive code and generally not separately payable.

Medicare Facility (Hospital Outpatient) — 1 pair

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
0019T · CCI	1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting	Misuse of Column Two code with Column One code	2003-01-01	2003-12-31

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