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0946T Ortho impl mvmt alys pair ct

What 0946T is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ortho impl mvmt alys pair ct.

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 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.

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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 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
01916Anes dx arteriography/vngrph0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01922Anes n-invas img/radj ther0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01924Anes ther ivntl rad artl nos0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01925Anes ivntl rad artl crtd/c0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01926Anes ivntl rad icr icar/aort0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0708TId ca immntx prep & 1st njx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36000Place needle in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36005Injection ext venography1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36011Place catheter in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36406Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn1 - 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
73700Ct lower extremity w/o dye1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
73701Ct lower extremity w/dye1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
73702Ct lwr extremity w/o&w/dye1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
763763d render w/intrp postproces1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
763773d render w/intrp postproces1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76380Cat scan follow-up study1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76942Echo guide for biopsy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76998Us guide intraop1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96372Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96377Applicaton on-body injector1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck 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 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
20696App mltpln uni xtrnl fix 1st1Check pair
20697App mltpln uni xtrnl fix xch1Check pair
72191Ct angiograph pelv w/o&w/dye1Check pair
73200Ct upper extremity w/o dye1Check pair
73201Ct upper extremity w/dye1Check pair
73202Ct uppr extremity w/o&w/dye1Check pair
74174Cta abd&plvs w/contrast1Check pair
76000Fluoroscopy <1 hr phys/qhp1Check pair
96360Hydration iv infusion init1Check pair
96365Ther/proph/diag iv inf init1Check pair
96374Ther/proph/diag inj iv push1Check 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.