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0249U

What 0249U 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 0249U 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 0249U? These codes are bundled into it

0249U is a Column 1 code in 299 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
0030U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0034U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0046U1 - modifier may 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
0133U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0136U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0137U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0138U1 - 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
0169U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0177U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0212U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0213U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0235U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0286U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0317U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0318U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 299 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0249U is bundled into these codes

0249U appears as a Column 2 code in 2 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0249U is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0295U0Check pair
0425U1Check 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.