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0274T Prq lamot/lam dcmpr crv/thrc

What 0274T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Prq lamot/lam dcmpr crv/thrc.

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 0274T (CY2026)

This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Carrier-priced - the Medicare contractor sets the price. 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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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 0274T 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 0274T? These codes are bundled into it

0274T is a Column 1 code in 175 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
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0333TVisual ep scr acuity auto0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0464TVisual ep test for glaucoma0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0565TAutol cell implt adps hrvg1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0596TTemp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0597TTemp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0708TId ca immntx prep & 1st njx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0709TId ca immntx each addl njx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0901TPlmt bone marrow smplg port0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0903TEcg alg 12 lead reduced i&r1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0904TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0905TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
15769Grfg autol soft tiss dir exc1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
20251Biopsy vrt bdy open lmbr/crv1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
22100Remove part of neck vertebra1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
22102Remove part lumbar vertebra1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
22505Manipulation of spine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36000Place needle in vein1 - 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

Showing 30 of 175 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0274T is bundled into these codes

0274T appears as a Column 2 code in 21 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0274T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
22206Incis spine 3 column thorac1Check pair
22207Incis spine 3 column lumbar1Check pair
22210Incis 1 vertebral seg cerv1Check pair
63001Remove spine lamina 1/2 crvl1Check pair
63005Remove spine lamina 1/2 lmbr1Check pair
63015Remove spine lamina >2 crvcl1Check pair
63017Remove spine lamina >2 lmbr1Check pair
63020Lamot dcmprn nrv rt 1 cerv1Check pair
63040Laminotomy single cervical1Check pair
63045Lam facetec & foramot crv1Check pair
63047Lam facetec & foramot lumbar1Check pair
63050Cervical laminoplsty 2/> seg1Check pair
63051C-laminoplasty w/graft/plate1Check pair
63055Decompress spinal cord thrc1Check pair
63250Revise spinal cord vsls crvl1Check 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.