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00534 Anes insertion/rplcmt cvdfb

What 00534 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Anes insertion/rplcmt cvdfb.

Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.

Medicare payment for 00534 (CY2026)

This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Anesthesia service with no RVUs in the standard file. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.

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Billed with 00534? These codes are bundled into it

00534 is a Column 1 code in 299 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
01996Dly hosp mgmt edrl rx admin1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0632TPerq tcat us abltj nrv p-art1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0708TId ca immntx prep & 1st njx0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0709TId ca immntx each addl njx0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0903TEcg alg 12 lead reduced i&r1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0904TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0905TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0932TN-invs det hrt fail aug echo1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31505Diagnostic laryngoscopy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31515Laryngoscopy for aspiration1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31527Laryngoscopy for treatment1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31622Dx bronchoscope/wash1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31634Bronch w/balloon occlusion1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31645Brnchsc w/ther aspir 1st1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31647Bronchial valve init insert1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36000Place needle in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36010Place catheter in vein0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36011Place catheter in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36012Place catheter in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36013Place catheter in artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36014Place catheter in artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36015Place catheter in artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36400Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp fem/jug1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36405Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp scalp vn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36406Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36410Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36420Venipuncture cutdown < 1 yr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36425Venipuncture cutdown 1 yr/>1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 299 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

00534 is bundled into these codes

00534 appears as a Column 2 code in 87 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 00534 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0408TInsj/rplc cardiac modulj sys0Check pair
0409TInsj/rplc car modulj pls gn0Check pair
0410TInsj/rplc car modulj atr elt0Check pair
0411TInsj/rplc car modulj vnt elt0Check pair
0412TRmvl cardiac modulj pls gen0Check pair
0413TRmvl car modulj tranvns elt0Check pair
0414TRmvl & rpl car modulj pls gn0Check pair
0416TReloc skin pocket pls gen0Check pair
0515TInsj wcs lv compl sys0Check pair
0516TInsj wcs lv eltrd only0Check pair
0517TInsj wcs lv both compnt pg0Check pair
0518TRmvl pg wcs lv battery only0Check pair
0519TRmv&rplcmt pg wcs lv both0Check pair
0520TRmv&rplcmt pg wcs lv battery0Check pair
0525TInsj/rplcmt compl iims0Check 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.