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0543T Ta mv rpr w/artif chord tend

What 0543T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ta mv rpr w/artif chord tend.

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 0543T (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 0543T at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Anatomic Consideration. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 0543T? These codes are bundled into it

0543T is a Column 1 code in 110 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
0345TTranscath mtral vlve repair0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0483TTmvi percutaneous approach0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0484TTmvi transthoracic exposure0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0632TPerq tcat us abltj nrv p-art1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0643TTcat l ventr rstrj dev implt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
11000Dbrdmt ecz/infected skin<10%1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11001Dbrdmt ecz/infct skn ea addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11004Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11005Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11006Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11042Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11043Dbrdmt musc&/fsca 1st 20/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11044Dbrdmt bone 1st 20 sq cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11045Dbrdmt subq tiss each addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11046Dbrdmt musc&/fsca ea addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11047Dbrdmt bone each addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12042Intmd rpr n-hf/genit2.6-7.51 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12044Intmd rpr n-hf/genit7.6-12.51 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12045Intmd rpr n-hf/genit12.6-201 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12046Intmd rpr n-hf/genit20.1-301 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12047Intmd rpr n-hf/genit >30.0cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
13131Cmplx rpr f/c/c/m/n/ax/g/h/f1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
13132Cmplx rpr f/c/c/m/n/ax/g/h/f1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
13133Cmplx rpr f/c/c/m/n/ax/g/h/f1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
20680Removal of implant deep0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
21750Repair of sternum separation0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
32100Exploration of chest1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
32551Insertion of chest tube1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 110 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0543T is bundled into these codes

0543T appears as a Column 2 code in 172 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0543T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0596TTemp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj1Check pair
0597TTemp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt1Check pair
0708TId ca immntx prep & 1st njx1Check pair
0709TId ca immntx each addl njx1Check pair
0903TEcg alg 12 lead reduced i&r1Check pair
0904TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only1Check pair
0905TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only1Check pair
0932TN-invs det hrt fail aug echo1Check pair
12001Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/<1Check pair
12002Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm1Check pair
12004Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm1Check pair
12005Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm1Check pair
12006Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm1Check pair
12007Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm1Check pair
12020Tx supfc wnd dehsn smpl clsr1Check 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.