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0589T Elec alys smpl prgrmg iins

What 0589T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Elec alys smpl prgrmg iins.

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 0589T (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 0589T 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 0589T? These codes are bundled into it

0589T is a Column 1 code in 10 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
0590TElec alys cplx prgrmg iins0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0788TElec aly smp iins sp/sac nrv0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0789TElec aly cpx iins sp/sac nrv0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
43647Lap impl electrode antrum0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
43648Lap revise/remv eltrd antrum0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
43881Impl/rplcmt gstr nstim eltrd0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
43882Rev/rmvl gstr nstim eltrd0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

0589T is bundled into these codes

0589T appears as a Column 2 code in 58 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0589T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0446TInsj impltbl glucose sensor1Check pair
0447TRmvl impltbl glucose sensor1Check pair
0448TRemvl insj impltbl gluc sens1Check pair
0587TPerq impltj/rplcmt isdns ptn0Check pair
0588TRevision/removal isdns ptn0Check pair
0816TOpn insj/rplcmt ins ptn subq0Check pair
0817TOpn insj/rplcmt ins ptn subf0Check pair
0818TRevj/rmvl ins ptn subq0Check pair
0819TRevj/rmvl ins ptn subf0Check pair
0908TOpn imp int nstm sys vgs nrv1Check pair
0909TRplcmt int nstim sys vgs nrv1Check pair
0910TRmvl int nstim sys vagus nrv1Check pair
0911TElec aly nstm sys vgs nrv wo1Check pair
0912TElec alys nstim sys vgs smpl1Check pair
33280Rmvl phrnc nrv stim pg only1Check 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.