0488T Diabetes prev online/elec
What 0488T is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Diabetes prev online/elec.
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 0488T (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 0488T 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 0488T? These codes are bundled into it
0488T is a Column 1 code in 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96041 | Genetic counseling svc ea 30 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
98960 | Edu&trn pt self-mgmt nqhp 1 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98961 | Edu&trn pt slf-mgmt nqhp 2-4 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98962 | Edu&trn pt slf-mgmt nqhp 5-8 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0488T is bundled into these codes
0488T appears as a Column 2 code in 43 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0488T is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0362T | Bhv id suprt assmt ea 15 min | 1 | Check pair |
0373T | Adapt bhv tx ea 15 min | 1 | Check pair |
0403T | Diabetes prev standard curr | 0 | Check pair |
0591T | Hlth&wb coaching indiv 1st | 1 | Check pair |
0592T | Hlth&wb coaching indiv f-up | 0 | Check pair |
0593T | Hlth&wb coaching group | 1 | Check pair |
96156 | Hlth bhv assmt/reassessment | 1 | Check pair |
96158 | Hlth bhv ivntj indiv 1st 30 | 1 | Check pair |
96159 | Hlth bhv ivntj indiv ea addl | 1 | Check pair |
96164 | Hlth bhv ivntj grp 1st 30 | 1 | Check pair |
96165 | Hlth bhv ivntj grp ea addl | 1 | Check pair |
96167 | Hlth bhv ivntj fam 1st 30 | 1 | Check pair |
96168 | Hlth bhv ivntj fam ea addl | 1 | Check pair |
96170 | Hlth bhv ivntj fam wo pt 1st | 1 | Check pair |
96171 | Hlth bhv ivntj fam w/o pt ea | 1 | 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.