0333T Visual ep scr acuity auto
What 0333T is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Visual ep scr acuity auto.
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 0333T (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.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 0333T at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 0333T? These codes are bundled into it
0333T is a Column 1 code in 4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0464T | Visual ep test for glaucoma | 0 - no modifier 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 |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0333T is bundled into these codes
0333T appears as a Column 2 code in 698 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0333T is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
00104 | Anes electroconvulsive ther | 0 | Check pair |
00210 | Anes intracranial px nos | 0 | Check pair |
00211 | Anes icr px crnec/crnot hmtm | 0 | Check pair |
00212 | Anes icr px subdural taps | 0 | Check pair |
00214 | Anes icr px burr holes | 0 | Check pair |
00215 | Anes icr px crnop/elvtn fx | 0 | Check pair |
00216 | Anes icr px vascular px | 0 | Check pair |
00218 | Anes icr px in sitting pos | 0 | Check pair |
00220 | Anes icr px csf shunting px | 0 | Check pair |
00222 | Anes icr px ecoag icr nrv | 0 | Check pair |
00300 | Anes all px integ h/n/ptrunk | 0 | Check pair |
00400 | Anes integumentary sys nos | 0 | Check pair |
00600 | Anes px crv spine&cord nos | 0 | Check pair |
00604 | Anes px crv spn&cord sitting | 0 | Check pair |
00620 | Anes px thrc spine&cord nos | 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.