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0558T Ct scan f/biomchn ct alys

What 0558T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ct scan f/biomchn ct alys.

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 0558T (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 0558T 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 0558T? These codes are bundled into it

0558T is a Column 1 code in 3 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
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

0558T is bundled into these codes

0558T appears as a Column 2 code in 37 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0558T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0691TAuto alys xst ct std vrt fx0Check pair
0877TAugmnt alys ch ct ild w/o ct0Check pair
0878TAugmnt alys ch ct ild w/ct0Check pair
71250Ct thorax dx c-1Check pair
71260Ct thorax dx c+1Check pair
71270Ct thorax dx c-/c+1Check pair
71275Ct angiography chest1Check pair
72125Ct neck spine w/o dye1Check pair
72126Ct neck spine w/dye1Check pair
72127Ct neck spine w/o & w/dye1Check pair
72128Ct chest spine w/o dye1Check pair
72129Ct chest spine w/dye1Check pair
72130Ct chest spine w/o & w/dye1Check pair
72131Ct lumbar spine w/o dye1Check pair
72132Ct lumbar spine w/dye1Check 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.