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NCCI Code Pairs — 82251

Complete listing of CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) edits involving HCPCS/CPT code 82251.

8 Total Edits 6 as Column 1 2 as Column 2
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Column 1 Pairs 82251 is the primary code

When 82251 is reported as the Column 1 (comprehensive) code, the paired Column 2 code is bundled and generally not separately payable.

Medicare Facility (Hospital Outpatient) — 3 pairs
Paired Code
Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A
Rationale Effective End Date
82247 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition 1999-01-01 2001-03-31
82248 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition 1999-01-01 2001-03-31
82250 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition 1996-01-01 1999-03-31
Medicare Practitioner — 3 pairs
Paired Code
Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A
Rationale Effective End Date
82248 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition 1999-01-01 2001-03-31
82247 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition 1999-01-01 2001-03-31
82250 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition 1996-01-01 1999-03-31

Column 2 Pairs 82251 is the bundled code

When 82251 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
80058 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
Laboratory panel 1998-01-01 1998-12-31
Medicare Practitioner — 1 pair
Paired Code
Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A
Rationale Effective End Date
80058 · CCI
1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting
Laboratory panel 1998-01-01 1998-12-31

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