`0082U`

What 0082U 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 0082U 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 0082U? These codes are bundled into it

0082U is a Column 1 code in 100 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
`0011U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0051U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0054U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0093U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0110U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0116U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0119U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0251U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0328U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0517U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0518U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0519U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0520U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80305`	Drug test prsmv dir opt obs	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80306`	Drug test prsmv instrmnt	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80307`	Drug test prsmv chem anlyzr	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80320`	Drug screen quantalcohols	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80321`	Alcohols biomarkers 1or 2	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80322`	Alcohols biomarkers 3/more	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80323`	Alkaloids nos	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80324`	Drug screen amphetamines 1/2	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80325`	Amphetamines 3or 4	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80326`	Amphetamines 5 or more	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80327`	Anabolic steroid 1 or 2	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80328`	Anabolic steroid 3 or more	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80329`	Analgesics non-opioid 1 or 2	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80330`	Analgesics non-opioid 3-5	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80331`	Analgesics non-opioid 6/more	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80332`	Antidepressants class 1 or 2	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`80333`	Antidepressants class 3-5	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair

Showing 30 of 100 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0082U is bundled into these codes

0082U appears as a Column 2 code in 2 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0082U is the code that denies.

Column 1 code	Short description	Modifier indicator
`0007U`		0	Check pair
`0227U`		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.