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0403U

What 0403U 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 0403U 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 0403U? These codes are bundled into it

0403U is a Column 1 code in 252 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
0021U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
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
0086U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0111U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0140U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0141U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0142U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0169U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0228U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0229U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0230U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0232U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0233U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0234U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0235U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0236U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0252U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0286U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0321U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0348U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0349U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0512U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0513U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80503Path clin consltj sf 5-201 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80504Path clin consltj mod 21-401 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80505Path clin consltj high 41-601 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 252 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0403U is bundled into these codes

0403U appears as a Column 2 code in 85 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0403U is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0005U0Check pair
0016M1Check pair
0047U0Check pair
0113U0Check pair
0156U1Check pair
0212U1Check pair
0213U1Check pair
0231U1Check pair
0239U1Check pair
0242U1Check pair
0244U1Check pair
0253U1Check pair
0318U1Check pair
0326U1Check pair
0331U1Check 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.