0142U
What 0142U 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 0142U 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 0142U? These codes are bundled into it
0142U is a Column 1 code in 41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
87040 | Blood culture for bacteria | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87076 | Culture anaerobe ident each | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87077 | Culture aerobic identify | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87081 | Culture screen only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87103 | Blood fungus culture | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87106 | Fungi identification yeast | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87107 | Fungi identification mold | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87181 | Sc std agar dilution per agt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87184 | Sc std disk method per plate | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87185 | Sc std enzyme detcj per nzm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87186 | Sc std microdil/agar dil | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87187 | Sc std microdil/agar mlc | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87188 | Sc std macrobroth dil meth | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87190 | Sc std myobacteria prop meth | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87513 | H pylri clrthmcn rst amp prb | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87564 | Mtb rifampin rst amp prb tq | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88271 | Cytogenetics dna probe | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88272 | Cytogenetics 3-5 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88273 | Cytogenetics 10-30 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88274 | Cytogenetics 25-99 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88275 | Cytogenetics 100-300 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88346 | Imfluor 1st 1antb stain px | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88358 | Analysis tumor | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88364 | Insitu hybridization (fish) | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88365 | Insitu hybridization (fish) | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
88366 | Insitu hybridization (fish) | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 41 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
0142U is bundled into these codes
0142U appears as a Column 2 code in 338 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0142U is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0001U | 1 | Check pair | |
0004M | 1 | Check pair | |
0005U | 1 | Check pair | |
0006M | 1 | Check pair | |
0007M | 1 | Check pair | |
0007U | 1 | Check pair | |
0008U | 1 | Check pair | |
0009U | 1 | Check pair | |
0010U | 1 | Check pair | |
0011M | 1 | Check pair | |
0012M | 1 | Check pair | |
0013M | 1 | Check pair | |
0016U | 1 | Check pair | |
0017U | 1 | Check pair | |
0018U | 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.