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64494 Inj paravert f jnt l/s 2 lev

What 64494 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Inj paravert f jnt l/s 2 lev.

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Medicare payment for 64494 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.981.810.082.87$95.86
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.980.250.081.31$43.76

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.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 64494 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 64494? These codes are bundled into it

64494 is a Column 1 code in 74 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
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0214TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0215TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0217TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0218TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0333TVisual ep scr acuity auto0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0464TVisual ep test for glaucoma0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0543TTa mv rpr w/artif chord tend0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0544TTcat mv annulus rcnstj0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0569TTtvr perq appr 1st prosth0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0570TTtvr perq ea addl prosth0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0571TInsj/rplcmt icds ss eltrd0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0572TInsertion ss dfb electrode0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0573TRemoval ss dfb electrode0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0574TRepos prev ss impl dfb eltrd0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0580TRmvl ss impl dfb pg only0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0581TAbltj mal brst tum perq crtx0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0655TTprnl focal abltj mal prst80 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
20560Ndl insj w/o njx 1 or 2 musc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
20561Ndl insj w/o njx 3+ musc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
51701Insert bladder catheter1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
51702Insert temp bladder cath1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
51703Insert bladder cath complex1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
66987Xcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx w/ecp0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
66988Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/ecp0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
69990Microsurgery add-on0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
76000Fluoroscopy <1 hr phys/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 74 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

64494 is bundled into these codes

64494 appears as a Column 2 code in 5487 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 64494 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0437TImpltj synth rnfcmt abdl wal0Check pair
0440TAbltj perc uxtr/perph nrv0Check pair
0441TAbltj perc lxtr/perph nrv0Check pair
0442TAbltj perc plex/trncl nrv0Check pair
0444T1st plmt drug elut oc ins0Check pair
0445TSbsqt plmt drug elut oc ins0Check pair
0446TInsj impltbl glucose sensor0Check pair
0447TRmvl impltbl glucose sensor0Check pair
0448TRemvl insj impltbl gluc sens0Check pair
0449TInsj aqueous drain dev 1st0Check pair
0450TInsj aqueous drain dev each0Check pair
0474TInsj aqueous drg dev io rsvr0Check pair
0479TFxjl abl lsr 1st 100 sq cm0Check pair
0480TFxjl abl lsr ea addl 100sqcm0Check pair
0481TNjx autol wbc concentrate0Check 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.