0648T Quan mr tis wo mri 1orgn
What 0648T is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Quan mr tis wo mri 1orgn.
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Medicare payment for 0648T (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 0648T at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Nature of Service/Procedure. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 0648T? These codes are bundled into it
0648T is a Column 1 code in 56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0649T | Quan mr tiss w/mri 1orgn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0697T | Quan mr tis wo mri mlt orgn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0698T | Quan mr tiss w/mri mlt orgn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0947T | Mrgfus strtctc bl-br disrpj | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36593 | Declot vascular device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
61715 | Mrgfus strtctc ablt trgt icr | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
70540 | Mri orbit/face/neck w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
70542 | Mri orbit/face/neck w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
70543 | Mri orbt/fac/nck w/o &w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
70551 | Mri brain stem w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
70552 | Mri brain stem w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
70553 | Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
71550 | Mri chest w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
71551 | Mri chest w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
71552 | Mri chest w/o & w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72141 | Mri neck spine w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72142 | Mri neck spine w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72146 | Mri chest spine w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72147 | Mri chest spine w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72148 | Mri lumbar spine w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72149 | Mri lumbar spine w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72156 | Mri neck spine w/o & w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72157 | Mri chest spine w/o & w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72158 | Mri lumbar spine w/o & w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72195 | Mri pelvis w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72196 | Mri pelvis w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72197 | Mri pelvis w/o & w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
73218 | Mri upper extremity w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 56 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
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.