49327 Lap ins device for rt
What 49327 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Lap ins device for rt.
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 49327 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 2.32 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 3.49 | $116.57 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 2.32 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 3.49 | $116.57 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Add-on code: global period of the primary procedure applies.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 49327 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 49327? These codes are bundled into it
49327 is a Column 1 code in 22 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 |
43653 | Laparoscopy gastrostomy | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
44005 | Freeing of bowel adhesion | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
44180 | Lap enterolysis | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
44970 | Laparoscopy appendectomy | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
49082 | Abd paracentesis | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
49083 | Abd paracentesis w/imaging | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
49084 | Peritoneal lavage | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
49320 | Diag laparo separate proc | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
49400 | Air injection into abdomen | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
50715 | Release of ureter | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
57410 | Pelvic examination | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
58660 | Laparoscopy lysis | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
76000 | Fluoroscopy <1 hr phys/qhp | 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 |
77002 | Needle localization by xray | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
77012 | Ct scan for needle biopsy | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
77021 | Mri guidance ndl plmt rs&i | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
49327 is bundled into these codes
49327 appears as a Column 2 code in 3 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 49327 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
49411 | Ins mark abd/pel for rt perq | 0 | Check pair |
49412 | Ins device for rt guide open | 1 | Check pair |
55876 | Place rt device/marker pros | 0 | 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.