`0246U`

What 0246U is

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

Billed with 0246U? These codes are bundled into it

0246U is a Column 1 code in 276 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
`0001U`		0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0030U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0034U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0046U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0049U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0070U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0071U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0156U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0157U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0158U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0159U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0160U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0161U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0169U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0212U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0213U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0235U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0286U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0317U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0318U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0336U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0347U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0348U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0349U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0350U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0438U`		1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`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

Showing 30 of 276 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0246U is bundled into these codes

0246U appears as a Column 2 code in 4 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0246U is the code that denies.

Column 1 code	Modifier indicator
`0411U`	1	Check pair
`0425U`	1	Check pair
`0488U`	0	Check pair
`0494U`	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.