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0133U

What 0133U is

This code appears in the Medicare NCCI edit tables. It has no RVUs in the CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule file.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 0133U 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 0133U? These codes are bundled into it

0133U is a Column 1 code in 287 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
0009U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0016U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0017U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0021U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0027U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0030U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0034U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0040U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0045U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0046U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0049U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0055U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0069U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0070U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0071U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0156U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0157U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0158U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0159U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0160U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0161U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0169U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0212U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0213U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0229U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0230U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0231U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0233U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0234U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0235U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 287 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0133U is bundled into these codes

0133U appears as a Column 2 code in 76 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0133U is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0005U0Check pair
0011M0Check pair
0012M0Check pair
0013M0Check pair
0016M0Check pair
0018U1Check pair
0019U1Check pair
0022U1Check pair
0023U1Check pair
0036U1Check pair
0037U1Check pair
0047U0Check pair
0048U1Check pair
0050U1Check pair
0060U1Check 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.