NCCI Code Pairs — 85590

Complete listing of CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) edits involving HCPCS/CPT code 85590.

18 Total Edits 4 as Column 1 14 as Column 2

Column 1 Pairs 85590 is the primary code

When 85590 is reported as the Column 1 (comprehensive) code, the paired Column 2 code is bundled and generally not separately payable.

Medicare Facility (Hospital Outpatient) — 2 pairs

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
85585 · CCI	1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting	More extensive procedure	1996-01-01	2003-03-31
85595 · CCI	1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting	More extensive procedure	1996-01-01	2003-03-31

Medicare Practitioner — 2 pairs

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
85595 · CCI	1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting	More extensive procedure	1996-01-01	2003-03-31
85585 · CCI	1 Modifier allowed — a NCCI-associated modifier may permit separate reporting	More extensive procedure	1996-01-01	2003-03-31

When 85590 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) — 7 pairs

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
85025 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1999-07-01	2003-03-31
85027 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	2003-03-31
85029 · CCI	9 Not applicable — edit has been deleted or is no longer active	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	1996-01-01
85030 · CCI	9 Not applicable — edit has been deleted or is no longer active	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	1996-01-01
85585 · CCI	9 Not applicable — edit has been deleted or is no longer active	Mutually exclusive procedures	1996-01-01	1996-01-01
85023 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	2003-03-31
85024 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	2003-03-31

Medicare Practitioner — 7 pairs

Paired Code	Mod? Modifier Indicator: 0 = not allowed, 1 = modifier may permit separate reporting, 9 = N/A	Rationale	Effective	End Date
85025 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1999-07-01	2003-03-31
85023 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	2003-03-31
85024 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	2003-03-31
85027 · CCI	0 Modifier not allowed — codes cannot be reported together under any circumstances	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	2003-03-31
85029 · CCI	9 Not applicable — edit has been deleted or is no longer active	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	1996-01-01
85030 · CCI	9 Not applicable — edit has been deleted or is no longer active	HCPCS/CPT procedure code definition	1996-01-01	1996-01-01
85585 · CCI	9 Not applicable — edit has been deleted or is no longer active	Mutually exclusive procedures	1996-01-01	1996-01-01

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