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64455 Njx aa&/strd pltr com dg nrv

What 64455 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Njx aa&/strd pltr com dg nrv.

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 64455 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.730.700.071.50$50.10
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.730.100.070.90$30.06

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: Global concept does not apply (endoscopic or minor procedure: global period is the day of the procedure).

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 64455 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 64455? These codes are bundled into it

64455 is a Column 1 code in 158 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
01991Anes dx/ther nrv blk&inj oth0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01992Anes dx/ther nrv blk&inj prn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0333TVisual ep scr acuity auto0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0464TVisual ep test for glaucoma0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0596TTemp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0597TTemp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0708TId ca immntx prep & 1st njx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0709TId ca immntx each addl njx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0903TEcg alg 12 lead reduced i&r0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0904TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0905TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
29515Application short leg splint1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
29540Strapping ankle &/foot1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
29550Strapping of toes1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
29580Strapping unna boot1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36000Place needle in vein1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36400Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp fem/jug1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36405Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp scalp vn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36406Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36410Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36420Venipuncture cutdown < 1 yr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36425Venipuncture cutdown 1 yr/>1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36430Transfusion bld/bld compnt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36440Bld push tfuj 2 yr/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36600Withdrawal of arterial blood1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36640Insertion catheter artery1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
43752Nasal/orogastric w/tube plmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
51701Insert bladder catheter0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 158 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

64455 is bundled into these codes

64455 appears as a Column 2 code in 159 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 64455 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0490TRegn cell tx scldr h mlt inj1Check pair
0718TAdrc ther prtl rc tear njx1Check pair
20527Njx nzm palmar fascial cord1Check pair
20550Njx 1 tendon sheath/ligament1Check pair
20551Njx 1 tendon origin/insj1Check pair
20552Njx 1/mlt trigger point 1/21Check pair
20553Njx 1/mlt trigger points 3/>1Check pair
20560Ndl insj w/o njx 1 or 2 musc1Check pair
20561Ndl insj w/o njx 3+ musc1Check pair
28001Drainage of bursa of foot1Check pair
28002Treatment of foot infection1Check pair
28003Treatment of foot infection1Check pair
28005Treat foot bone lesion1Check pair
28008Incision of foot fascia1Check pair
28010Incision of toe tendon1Check 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.