0079U
What 0079U is
This code appears in the Medicare NCCI edit tables. It has no RVUs in the CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule file.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 0079U at 0 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 0079U? These codes are bundled into it
0079U is a Column 1 code in 377 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0009U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0071U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0086U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0111U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0112U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0115U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0136U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0137U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0138U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0140U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0141U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0142U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0155U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0156U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0157U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0158U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0159U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0160U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0161U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0177U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0202U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0212U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0213U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0229U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0230U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0231U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0232U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0233U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0234U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair | |
0235U | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
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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.