20936 Sp bone agrft local add-on
What 20936 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Sp bone agrft local add-on.
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Medicare payment for 20936 (CY2026)
This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Bundled - payment is always bundled into another service. 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 20936 at 0 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: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 20936? These codes are bundled into it
20936 is a Column 1 code in 3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
20936 is bundled into these codes
20936 appears as a Column 2 code in 4 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 20936 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
20932 | Osteoart algrft w/surf & b1 | 1 | Check pair |
20933 | Hemicrt intrclry algrft prtl | 1 | Check pair |
20934 | Intercalary algrft compl | 1 | Check pair |
22586 | Arthrd pre-sac ntrbdy l5-s1 | 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.