00541 Anes thrcm px 1 lung vntj
What 00541 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Anes thrcm px 1 lung vntj.
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Medicare payment for 00541 (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.
Billed with 00541? These codes are bundled into it
00541 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 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
01996 | Dly hosp mgmt edrl rx admin | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0632T | Perq tcat us abltj nrv p-art | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0903T | Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0904T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0905T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0932T | N-invs det hrt fail aug echo | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31505 | Diagnostic laryngoscopy | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31515 | Laryngoscopy for aspiration | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31527 | Laryngoscopy for treatment | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31622 | Dx bronchoscope/wash | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31634 | Bronch w/balloon occlusion | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31645 | Brnchsc w/ther aspir 1st | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31647 | Bronchial valve init insert | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36000 | Place needle in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36010 | Place catheter in vein | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36011 | Place catheter in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36012 | Place catheter in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36013 | Place catheter in artery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36014 | Place catheter in artery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36015 | Place catheter in artery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36400 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp fem/jug | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36405 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp scalp vn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36406 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36410 | Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36420 | Venipuncture cutdown < 1 yr | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36425 | Venipuncture cutdown 1 yr/> | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 297 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
00541 is bundled into these codes
00541 appears as a Column 2 code in 42 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 00541 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
32601 | Thoracoscopy diagnostic | 0 | Check pair |
32604 | Thoracoscopy wbx sac | 0 | Check pair |
32606 | Thoracoscopy w/bx med space | 0 | Check pair |
32607 | Thoracoscopy w/bx infiltrate | 0 | Check pair |
32608 | Thoracoscopy w/bx nodule | 0 | Check pair |
32609 | Thoracoscopy w/bx pleura | 0 | Check pair |
32650 | Thoracoscopy w/pleurodesis | 0 | Check pair |
32651 | Thoracoscopy remove cortex | 0 | Check pair |
32652 | Thoracoscopy rem totl cortex | 0 | Check pair |
32653 | Thoracoscopy remov fb/fibrin | 0 | Check pair |
32654 | Thoracoscopy contrl bleeding | 0 | Check pair |
32655 | Thoracoscopy resect bullae | 0 | Check pair |
32656 | Thoracoscopy w/pleurectomy | 0 | Check pair |
32658 | Thoracoscopy w/sac fb remove | 0 | Check pair |
32659 | Thoracoscopy w/sac drainage | 0 | Check 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.