0946T Ortho impl mvmt alys pair ct
What 0946T is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ortho impl mvmt alys pair ct.
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Medicare payment for 0946T (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 0946T at 2 units 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: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 0946T? These codes are bundled into it
0946T is a Column 1 code in 24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
01916 | Anes dx arteriography/vngrph | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
01922 | Anes n-invas img/radj ther | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
01924 | Anes ther ivntl rad artl nos | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
01925 | Anes ivntl rad artl crtd/c | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
01926 | Anes ivntl rad icr icar/aort | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36000 | Place needle in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36005 | Injection ext venography | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36011 | Place catheter in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36406 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36410 | Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther | 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 |
73700 | Ct lower extremity w/o dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
73701 | Ct lower extremity w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
73702 | Ct lwr extremity w/o&w/dye | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
76376 | 3d render w/intrp postproces | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
76377 | 3d render w/intrp postproces | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
76380 | Cat scan follow-up study | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
76942 | Echo guide for biopsy | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
76998 | Us guide intraop | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96372 | Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96377 | Applicaton on-body injector | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0946T is bundled into these codes
0946T appears as a Column 2 code in 11 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 0946T is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
20696 | App mltpln uni xtrnl fix 1st | 1 | Check pair |
20697 | App mltpln uni xtrnl fix xch | 1 | Check pair |
72191 | Ct angiograph pelv w/o&w/dye | 1 | Check pair |
73200 | Ct upper extremity w/o dye | 1 | Check pair |
73201 | Ct upper extremity w/dye | 1 | Check pair |
73202 | Ct uppr extremity w/o&w/dye | 1 | Check pair |
74174 | Cta abd&plvs w/contrast | 1 | Check pair |
76000 | Fluoroscopy <1 hr phys/qhp | 1 | Check pair |
96360 | Hydration iv infusion init | 1 | Check pair |
96365 | Ther/proph/diag iv inf init | 1 | Check pair |
96374 | Ther/proph/diag inj iv push | 1 | Check 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.