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0572T Insertion ss dfb electrode

What 0572T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Insertion ss dfb electrode.

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 0572T (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 0572T 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 0572T? These codes are bundled into it

0572T is a Column 1 code in 67 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
00530Anes perm transvns pm insj0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
00540Anes thoracotomy px nos0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0521TInterrog dev eval wcs ip0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0522TPrgrmg dev eval wcs ip0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0575TPrgrmg dev eval icds ss ip0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0576TInterrog dev eval icds ss ip0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0577TEphys eval icds ss0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0921TRmvl perm ccm-d sys 1 dfb ld0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0929TRem interrog dev ccm-d tech0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0930TEphys eval ccm-d ld 1st impl0 - 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
33202Insert epicard eltrd open0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
33203Insert epicard eltrd endo0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
33236Remove electrode/thoracotomy0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
33237Remove electrode/thoracotomy0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
33238Remove electrode/thoracotomy0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
33243Remove eltrd/thoracotomy0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
33250Ablate heart dysrhythm focus0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 67 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0572T is bundled into these codes

0572T appears as a Column 2 code in 290 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0572T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0515TInsj wcs lv compl sys1Check pair
0516TInsj wcs lv eltrd only1Check pair
0517TInsj wcs lv both compnt pg1Check pair
0571TInsj/rplcmt icds ss eltrd0Check pair
0574TRepos prev ss impl dfb eltrd0Check pair
0580TRmvl ss impl dfb pg only0Check pair
0596TTemp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj1Check pair
0597TTemp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt1Check pair
0614TRmvl&rplcmt ss impl dfb pg0Check pair
0650TPrgrmg dev eval scrms remote0Check pair
0695TBdy srf mpg pm/cvdfb tm impl0Check pair
0696TBdy surf mapg pm/cvdfb f/up0Check pair
0708TId ca immntx prep & 1st njx1Check pair
0709TId ca immntx each addl njx1Check pair
0903TEcg alg 12 lead reduced i&r1Check 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.