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01968 Anes/analg cs dlvr neuraxial

What 01968 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Anes/analg cs dlvr neuraxial.

Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.

Medicare payment for 01968 (CY2026)

This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Anesthesia service with no RVUs in the standard file. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.

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Billed with 01968? These codes are bundled into it

01968 is a Column 1 code in 248 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
01996Dly hosp mgmt edrl rx admin1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0632TPerq tcat us abltj nrv p-art1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31505Diagnostic laryngoscopy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31515Laryngoscopy for aspiration1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31527Laryngoscopy for treatment1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31622Dx bronchoscope/wash1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31634Bronch w/balloon occlusion1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31645Brnchsc w/ther aspir 1st1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31647Bronchial valve init insert1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36000Place needle in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36010Place catheter in vein0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36011Place catheter in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36012Place catheter in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36013Place catheter in artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36014Place catheter in artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36015Place catheter in artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36400Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp fem/jug1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36405Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp scalp vn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36406Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36410Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36420Venipuncture cutdown < 1 yr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36425Venipuncture cutdown 1 yr/>1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36430Transfusion bld/bld compnt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36440Bld push tfuj 2 yr/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36600Withdrawal of arterial blood1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36640Insertion catheter artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 248 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

01968 is bundled into these codes

01968 appears as a Column 2 code in 6 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 01968 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
59510Cesarean delivery0Check pair
59514Cesarean delivery only0Check pair
59515Cesarean delivery0Check pair
59618Attempted vbac delivery0Check pair
59620Attempted vbac delivery only0Check pair
59622Attempted vbac after care0Check 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.