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0011U

What 0011U is

This code appears in the Medicare NCCI edit tables. It has no RVUs in the CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule file.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 0011U at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 0011U? These codes are bundled into it

0011U is a Column 1 code in 107 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.

Column 2 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0119U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80150Assay of amikacin0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80155Drug assay caffeine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80156Assay carbamazepine total0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80157Assay carbamazepine free0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80158Drug assay cyclosporine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80159Drug assay clozapine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80162Assay of digoxin total0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80163Assay of digoxin free0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80164Assay dipropylacetic acd tot0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80165Dipropylacetic acid free0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80168Assay of ethosuximide0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80169Drug assay everolimus0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80170Assay of gentamicin0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80171Drug screen quant gabapentin0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80173Assay of haloperidol0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80175Drug screen quan lamotrigine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80176Assay of lidocaine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80177Drug scrn quan levetiracetam0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80178Assay of lithium0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80180Drug scrn quan mycophenolate0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80183Drug scrn quant oxcarbazepin0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80184Assay of phenobarbital0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80185Assay of phenytoin total0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80186Assay of phenytoin free0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80188Assay of primidone0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80190Assay of procainamide0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80192Assay of procainamide0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80194Assay of quinidine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80195Assay of sirolimus0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 107 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0011U is bundled into these codes

0011U appears as a Column 2 code in 7 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0011U is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0054U0Check pair
0082U0Check pair
0110U0Check pair
0328U0Check pair
G0481Drug test def 8-14 classes0Check pair
G0482Drug test def 15-21 classes0Check pair
G0483Drug test def 22+ classes0Check pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.