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.
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 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
01996 | Dly hosp mgmt edrl rx admin | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0632T | Perq tcat us abltj nrv p-art | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31505 | Diagnostic laryngoscopy | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31515 | Laryngoscopy for aspiration | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31527 | Laryngoscopy for treatment | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31622 | Dx bronchoscope/wash | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31634 | Bronch w/balloon occlusion | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31645 | Brnchsc w/ther aspir 1st | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31647 | Bronchial valve init insert | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36000 | Place needle in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36010 | Place catheter in vein | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36011 | Place catheter in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36012 | Place catheter in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36013 | Place catheter in artery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36014 | Place catheter in artery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36015 | Place catheter in artery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36400 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp fem/jug | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36405 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp scalp vn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36406 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36410 | Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36420 | Venipuncture cutdown < 1 yr | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36425 | Venipuncture cutdown 1 yr/> | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36430 | Transfusion bld/bld compnt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36440 | Bld push tfuj 2 yr/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36600 | Withdrawal of arterial blood | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36640 | Insertion catheter artery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check 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 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
59510 | Cesarean delivery | 0 | Check pair |
59514 | Cesarean delivery only | 0 | Check pair |
59515 | Cesarean delivery | 0 | Check pair |
59618 | Attempted vbac delivery | 0 | Check pair |
59620 | Attempted vbac delivery only | 0 | Check pair |
59622 | Attempted vbac after care | 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.