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0469T Rta polarize scan oc scr bi

What 0469T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Rta polarize scan oc scr bi.

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 0469T (CY2026)

This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Non-covered by Medicare. 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 0469T 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 0469T? These codes are bundled into it

0469T 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 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92015Determine refractive state0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

0469T is bundled into these codes

0469T appears as a Column 2 code in 174 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0469T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0591THlth&wb coaching indiv 1st0Check pair
0592THlth&wb coaching indiv f-up0Check pair
0593THlth&wb coaching group0Check pair
0734TRem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt0Check pair
92002Intrm oph exam new patient0Check pair
92004Compre oph exam new pt 1/>0Check pair
92012Intrm oph exam est patient0Check pair
92014Compre oph exam est pt 1/>0Check pair
98000Synch audio-video new sf 150Check pair
98001Synch audio-video new low 300Check pair
98002Synch audio-video new mod 450Check pair
98003Synch audio-video new hi 600Check pair
98004Synch audio-video est sf 100Check pair
98005Synch audio-video est low 200Check pair
98006Synch audio-video est mod 300Check 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.