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0425U

What 0425U 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 0425U 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 0425U? These codes are bundled into it

0425U is a Column 1 code in 394 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
0001U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0004M1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0005U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0006M1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0007M1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0008U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0009U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0011M1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0012M1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0013M1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0016M1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0016U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0017U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0018U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0023U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0026U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0027U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0030U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0034U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0040U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0045U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0046U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0047U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0048U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0049U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0050U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0055U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0060U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0069U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0070U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 394 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0425U is bundled into these codes

0425U appears as a Column 2 code in 19 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0425U is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0019U1Check pair
0022U1Check pair
0036U1Check pair
0037U1Check pair
0079U0Check pair
0174U1Check pair
0209U1Check pair
0211U1Check pair
0212U1Check pair
0297U1Check pair
0298U1Check pair
0300U1Check pair
0335U1Check pair
0336U0Check pair
0411U1Check 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.