64590 Ins/rpl prph sac/gstr npg/r
What 64590 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ins/rpl prph sac/gstr npg/r.
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 64590 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 4.97 | 7.12 | 0.73 | 12.82 | $428.20 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 4.97 | 2.29 | 0.73 | 7.99 | $266.87 |
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: 10-day global period.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 64590 at 1 unit 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: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 64590? These codes are bundled into it
64590 is a Column 1 code in 288 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0333T | Visual ep scr acuity auto | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0464T | Visual ep test for glaucoma | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0587T | Perq impltj/rplcmt isdns ptn | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0588T | Revision/removal isdns ptn | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0589T | Elec alys smpl prgrmg iins | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0590T | Elec alys cplx prgrmg iins | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0596T | Temp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0597T | Temp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0788T | Elec aly smp iins sp/sac nrv | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0789T | Elec aly cpx iins sp/sac nrv | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0903T | Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0904T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0905T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0911T | Elec aly nstm sys vgs nrv wo | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0912T | Elec alys nstim sys vgs smpl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11000 | Dbrdmt ecz/infected skin<10% | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11001 | Dbrdmt ecz/infct skn ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11004 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11005 | Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11006 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11042 | Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11043 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca 1st 20/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11044 | Dbrdmt bone 1st 20 sq cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11045 | Dbrdmt subq tiss each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11046 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11047 | Dbrdmt bone each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 288 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
64590 is bundled into these codes
64590 appears as a Column 2 code in 16 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 64590 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0816T | Opn insj/rplcmt ins ptn subq | 0 | Check pair |
0817T | Opn insj/rplcmt ins ptn subf | 0 | Check pair |
0818T | Revj/rmvl ins ptn subq | 0 | Check pair |
0819T | Revj/rmvl ins ptn subf | 0 | Check pair |
20150 | Excision epiphyseal bar | 1 | Check pair |
20956 | Iliac bone graft microvasc | 1 | Check pair |
24149 | Radical resection of elbow | 1 | Check pair |
24341 | Rpr tdn/musc upr a/e each | 1 | Check pair |
26185 | Remove finger bone | 1 | Check pair |
26546 | Repair nonunion hand | 1 | Check pair |
26551 | Great toe-hand transfer | 1 | Check pair |
26553 | Single transfer toe-hand | 1 | Check pair |
26554 | Double transfer toe-hand | 1 | Check pair |
26556 | Toe joint transfer | 1 | Check pair |
27036 | Capsulectomy/capsulotomy hip | 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.