NCCI Code Pairs — 82544

Complete listing of CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) edits involving HCPCS/CPT code 82544.

4 Total Edits 4 as Column 1

Column 1 Pairs 82544 is the primary code

When 82544 is reported as the Column 1 (comprehensive) code, the paired Column 2 code is bundled 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
82543 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	More extensive procedure	2000-07-01	2015-12-31

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
82543 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	More extensive procedure	2000-07-01	2015-12-31

Medicaid Facility — 1 pair

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
82543 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	More extensive procedure	2010-10-01	2015-12-31

Medicaid Practitioner — 1 pair

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
82543 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	More extensive procedure	2010-10-01	2015-12-31

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