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0519U

What 0519U 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 0519U 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 0519U? These codes are bundled into it

0519U is a Column 1 code in 119 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
0007U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0054U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0093U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0110U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0227U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0251U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0328U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0517U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0518U0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80150Assay of amikacin1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80155Drug assay caffeine1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80156Assay carbamazepine total1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80157Assay carbamazepine free1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80158Drug assay cyclosporine1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80159Drug assay clozapine1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80162Assay of digoxin total1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80163Assay of digoxin free1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80164Assay dipropylacetic acd tot1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80165Dipropylacetic acid free1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80168Assay of ethosuximide1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80169Drug assay everolimus1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80170Assay of gentamicin1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80171Drug screen quant gabapentin1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80173Assay of haloperidol1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80175Drug screen quan lamotrigine1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80176Assay of lidocaine1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80177Drug scrn quan levetiracetam1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80178Assay of lithium1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 119 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0519U is bundled into these codes

0519U appears as a Column 2 code in 6 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0519U is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0051U1Check pair
0082U1Check pair
0476U1Check pair
0477U1Check pair
0520U1Check pair
G0483Drug test def 22+ classes1Check 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.