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0437T Impltj synth rnfcmt abdl wal

What 0437T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Impltj synth rnfcmt abdl wal.

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 0437T (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 0437T at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Nature of Service/Procedure. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 0437T? These codes are bundled into it

0437T is a Column 1 code in 207 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
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
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
12001Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12002Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12004Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12005Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12006Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12007Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12011Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.5 cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12013Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.6-5.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12014Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 5.1-7.5 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12015Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 7.6-12.5 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12016Rpr fe/e/en/l/m 12.6-20.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12017Rpr fe/e/en/l/m 20.1-30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12018Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m >30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12020Tx supfc wnd dehsn smpl clsr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12021Tx supfc wnd dehsn w/packing1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12031Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 2.5 cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12032Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 2.6-7.51 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12034Intmd rpr s/tr/ext 7.6-12.51 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12035Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 12.6-201 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12036Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 20.1-301 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12037Intmd rpr s/tr/ext >30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 207 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0437T is bundled into these codes

0437T appears as a Column 2 code in 64 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0437T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
11004Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per1Check pair
11005Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall1Check pair
11006Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per1Check pair
15777Acellular derm matrix implt1Check pair
32800Repair lung hernia1Check pair
39503Repair of diaphragm hernia1Check pair
39540Repair of diaphragm hernia1Check pair
39541Repair of diaphragm hernia1Check pair
43281Lap paraesophag hern repair1Check pair
43282Lap paraesoph her rpr w/mesh1Check pair
43332Transab esoph hiat hern rpr1Check pair
43333Transab esoph hiat hern rpr1Check pair
43334Transthor diaphrag hern rpr1Check pair
43335Transthor diaphrag hern rpr1Check pair
43336Thorabd diaphr hern repair1Check 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.