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0228U

What 0228U 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 0228U 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 0228U? These codes are bundled into it

0228U is a Column 1 code in 216 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
0005U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0009U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0011M0 - no modifier 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
0046U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0047U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0049U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0070U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0071U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0086U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0111U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0113U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0133U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0136U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0137U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0140U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0141U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0142U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0155U1 - 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

Showing 30 of 216 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0228U is bundled into these codes

0228U appears as a Column 2 code in 63 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0228U is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0060U1Check pair
0101U1Check pair
0102U1Check pair
0103U1Check pair
0129U1Check pair
0130U1Check pair
0134U1Check pair
0162U1Check pair
0171U1Check pair
0306U1Check pair
0307U1Check pair
0331U1Check pair
0339U0Check pair
0340U1Check pair
0343U0Check 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.