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0903T Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r

What 0903T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r.

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 0903T (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 0903T 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 0903T? These codes are bundled into it

0903T is a Column 1 code in 20 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
0543TTa mv rpr w/artif chord tend1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0544TTcat mv annulus rcnstj1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0569TTtvr perq appr 1st prosth1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0571TInsj/rplcmt icds ss eltrd1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0572TInsertion ss dfb electrode1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0573TRemoval ss dfb electrode1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0574TRepos prev ss impl dfb eltrd1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0580TRmvl ss impl dfb pg only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0581TAbltj mal brst tum perq crtx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0655TTprnl focal abltj mal prst81 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
66987Xcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx w/ecp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
66988Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/ecp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
93040Rhythm ecg with report1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
93041Rhythm ecg tracing1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
93042Rhythm ecg report1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
93229Remote 30 day ecg tech supp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99211Off/op est may x req phy/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

0903T is bundled into these codes

0903T appears as a Column 2 code in 5985 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0903T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
00100Anes px salivary gland w/bx1Check pair
00102Anes px plstc rpr cleft lip1Check pair
00103Anes rcnstv px eyelid1Check pair
00104Anes electroconvulsive ther1Check pair
00120Anes px ear w/bx nos1Check pair
00124Anes px ear otoscopy1Check pair
00126Anes px ear tympanotomy1Check pair
00140Anes procedures on eye nos1Check pair
00142Anes px on eye lens surgery1Check pair
00144Anes px eye corneal trnspl1Check pair
00145Anes px eye vitreortnl surg1Check pair
00147Anes px on eye iridectomy1Check pair
00148Anes px eye ophthalmoscopy1Check pair
00160Anes px nose&sinus nos1Check pair
00162Anes px nose&sinus rad surg1Check 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.