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0782T Brnchsc rf dstrj plm nrv uni

What 0782T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Brnchsc rf dstrj plm nrv uni.

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 0782T (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 0782T 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 0782T? These codes are bundled into it

0782T is a Column 1 code in 53 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
00520Anes closed chest px nos0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0596TTemp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0597TTemp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0708TId ca immntx prep & 1st njx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0709TId ca immntx each addl njx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
10005Fna bx w/us gdn 1st les1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
10007Fna bx w/fluor gdn 1st les1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
10009Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
10011Fna bx w/mr gdn 1st les1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
10021Fna bx w/o img gdn 1st les1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31231Nasal endoscopy dx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31525Dx laryngoscopy excl nb1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31526Dx laryngoscopy w/oper scope1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31535Laryngoscopy w/biopsy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31575Diagnostic laryngoscopy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31622Dx bronchoscope/wash0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
31625Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s)1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31634Bronch w/balloon occlusion0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
31647Bronchial valve init insert0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
31717Bronchial brush biopsy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31720Clearance of airways1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
31725Clearance of airways1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
64451Njx aa&/strd nrv nrvtg si jt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
64454Njx aa&/strd gnclr nrv brnch0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
69705Nps surg dilat eust tube uni1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
69706Nps surg dilat eust tube bi1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76000Fluoroscopy <1 hr phys/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
77001Fluoroguide for vein device1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 53 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0782T is bundled into these codes

0782T appears as a Column 2 code in 18 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0782T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0495TMntr cdvr don lng 1st 2 hrs1Check pair
0496TMntr cdvr don lng ea addl hr1Check pair
31615Trcheobrnchsc est trachs inc1Check pair
31628Bronchoscopy/lung bx each1Check pair
31629Bronchoscopy/needle bx each1Check pair
31640Bronchoscopy w/tumor excise1Check pair
31641Bronchoscopy treat blockage1Check pair
31660Bronch thermoplsty 1 lobe1Check pair
31661Bronch thermoplsty 2/> lobes1Check pair
32440Remove lung pneumonectomy1Check pair
32442Sleeve pneumonectomy1Check pair
32445Removal of lung extrapleural1Check pair
32480Partial removal of lung1Check pair
32482Bilobectomy1Check pair
32484Segmentectomy1Check 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.