`0083U`

What 0083U 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 0083U at 1 unit 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: Nature of Service/Procedure. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 0083U? These codes are bundled into it

0083U is a Column 1 code in 9 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
`0694T`	3d vol img&rcnstj brst/ax	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76098`	X-ray exam surgical specimen	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76100`	X-ray exam of body section	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76380`	Cat scan follow-up study	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76497`	Unlisted ct procedure	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80503`	Path clin consltj sf 5-20	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80504`	Path clin consltj mod 21-40	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80505`	Path clin consltj high 41-60	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`80506`	Path clin consltj prolng svc	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair

0083U is bundled into these codes

0083U appears as a Column 2 code in 2 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0083U is the code that denies.

Column 1 code	Short description	Modifier indicator
`0435U`		0	Check pair
`0525U`		1	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.