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00539 Anes tracheobronchial rcnstj

What 00539 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Anes tracheobronchial rcnstj.

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 00539 (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 00539? These codes are bundled into it

00539 is a Column 1 code in 297 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 297 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

00539 is bundled into these codes

00539 appears as a Column 2 code in 36 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 00539 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
32601Thoracoscopy diagnostic0Check pair
32604Thoracoscopy wbx sac0Check pair
32606Thoracoscopy w/bx med space0Check pair
32607Thoracoscopy w/bx infiltrate0Check pair
32608Thoracoscopy w/bx nodule0Check pair
32609Thoracoscopy w/bx pleura0Check pair
32650Thoracoscopy w/pleurodesis0Check pair
32651Thoracoscopy remove cortex0Check pair
32652Thoracoscopy rem totl cortex0Check pair
32653Thoracoscopy remov fb/fibrin0Check pair
32654Thoracoscopy contrl bleeding0Check pair
32655Thoracoscopy resect bullae0Check pair
32656Thoracoscopy w/pleurectomy0Check pair
32658Thoracoscopy w/sac fb remove0Check pair
32659Thoracoscopy w/sac drainage0Check 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.