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0944T 3d cntr simula trgt lvr les

What 0944T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: 3d cntr simula trgt lvr les.

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 0944T (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 0944T 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 0944T? These codes are bundled into it

0944T is a Column 1 code in 152 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
0591THlth&wb coaching indiv 1st0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0592THlth&wb coaching indiv f-up0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0593THlth&wb coaching group0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
16000Initial treatment of burn(s)1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
16020Dress/debrid p-thick burn s1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
16025Dress/debrid p-thick burn m1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36000Place needle in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36410Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
51701Insert bladder catheter1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
51702Insert temp bladder cath1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
51703Insert bladder cath complex1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
77336Radiation physics consult1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90832Psytx w pt 30 minutes0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90834Psytx w pt 45 minutes0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90837Psytx w pt 60 minutes0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90839Psytx crisis initial 60 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90846Family psytx w/o pt 50 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90847Family psytx w/pt 50 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96160Pt-focused hlth risk assmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96161Caregiver health risk assmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96360Hydration iv infusion init1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96365Ther/proph/diag iv inf init1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
97802Medical nutrition indiv in1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97803Med nutrition indiv subseq1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97804Medical nutrition group1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99202Office o/p new sf 15 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99203Office o/p new low 30 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 152 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

0944T is bundled into these codes

0944T appears as a Column 2 code in 18 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0944T is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
11920Correct skin color 6.0 cm/<1Check pair
11921Correct skn color 6.1-20.0cm1Check pair
16030Dress/debrid p-thick burn l1Check pair
32701Thorax stereo rad targetw/tx1Check pair
36425Venipuncture cutdown 1 yr/>1Check pair
61796Srs cranial lesion simple1Check pair
61798Srs cranial lesion complex1Check pair
63620Srs spinal lesion1Check pair
77301Radiotherapy dose plan imrt1Check pair
77306Telethx isodose plan simple1Check pair
77307Telethx isodose plan cplx1Check pair
77316Brachytx isodose plan simple1Check pair
77317Brachytx isodose intermed1Check pair
77318Brachytx isodose complex1Check pair
99283Emergency dept visit low mdm1Check 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.