0544T Tcat mv annulus rcnstj
What 0544T is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Tcat mv annulus rcnstj.
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 0544T (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 0544T 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 0544T? These codes are bundled into it
0544T is a Column 1 code in 136 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
01920 | Anes cardiac catheterization | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
01924 | Anes ther ivntl rad artl nos | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
01926 | Anes ivntl rad icr icar/aort | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0345T | Transcath mtral vlve repair | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0483T | Tmvi percutaneous approach | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0484T | Tmvi transthoracic exposure | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0632T | Perq tcat us abltj nrv p-art | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0643T | Tcat l ventr rstrj dev implt | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0932T | N-invs det hrt fail aug echo | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12042 | Intmd rpr n-hf/genit2.6-7.5 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12044 | Intmd rpr n-hf/genit7.6-12.5 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12045 | Intmd rpr n-hf/genit12.6-20 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12046 | Intmd rpr n-hf/genit20.1-30 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12047 | Intmd rpr n-hf/genit >30.0cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
13131 | Cmplx rpr f/c/c/m/n/ax/g/h/f | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
13132 | Cmplx rpr f/c/c/m/n/ax/g/h/f | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
13133 | Cmplx rpr f/c/c/m/n/ax/g/h/f | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32554 | Aspirate pleura w/o imaging | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32555 | Aspirate pleura w/ imaging | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32556 | Insert cath pleura w/o image | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32557 | Insert cath pleura w/ image | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
33210 | Insert electrd/pm cath sngl | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
33211 | Insert card electrodes dual | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
33254 | Ablate atria lmtd | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
33255 | Ablate atria w/o bypass ext | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
33256 | Ablate atria w/bypass exten | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
33310 | Exploratory heart surgery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
33315 | Exploratory heart surgery | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 136 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
0544T is bundled into these codes
0544T appears as a Column 2 code in 182 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0544T is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0596T | Temp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj | 1 | Check pair |
0597T | Temp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt | 1 | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 1 | Check pair |
0903T | Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r | 1 | Check pair |
0904T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only | 1 | Check pair |
0905T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only | 1 | Check pair |
12001 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | 1 | Check pair |
12002 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm | 1 | Check pair |
12004 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm | 1 | Check pair |
12005 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm | 1 | Check pair |
12006 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm | 1 | Check pair |
12007 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm | 1 | Check pair |
12020 | Tx supfc wnd dehsn smpl clsr | 1 | Check pair |
12021 | Tx supfc wnd dehsn w/packing | 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.