72193 Ct pelvis w/dye
What 72193 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ct pelvis w/dye.
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 72193 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 1.13 | 5.54 | 0.09 | 6.76 | $225.79 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 1.13 | 5.54 | 0.09 | 6.76 | $225.79 |
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.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 72193 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: Anatomic Consideration. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 72193? These codes are bundled into it
72193 is a Column 1 code in 28 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
01922 | Anes n-invas img/radj ther | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0558T | Ct scan f/biomchn ct alys | 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 |
36000 | Place needle in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36005 | Injection ext venography | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36011 | Place catheter in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36406 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp other vn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36410 | Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
72192 | Ct pelvis w/o dye | 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 |
77001 | Fluoroguide for vein device | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
77002 | Needle localization by xray | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96360 | Hydration iv infusion init | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96365 | Ther/proph/diag iv inf init | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96372 | Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96374 | Ther/proph/diag inj iv push | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96375 | Tx/pro/dx inj new drug addon | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96376 | Tx/pro/dx inj same drug adon | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96377 | Applicaton on-body injector | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
J1642 | Inj heparin sodium per 10 u | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
J1644 | Inj heparin sodium per 1000u | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
72193 is bundled into these codes
72193 appears as a Column 2 code in 17 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 72193 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0691T | Auto alys xst ct std vrt fx | 0 | Check pair |
0721T | Quan ct tiss charac w/o ct | 1 | Check pair |
0739T | Abltj mal prst8 mag fld ndct | 1 | Check pair |
55881 | Ablt trurl prst8 tis thrm us | 1 | Check pair |
55882 | Ablt trurl prst8 tis trnsdcr | 1 | Check pair |
72191 | Ct angiograph pelv w/o&w/dye | 1 | Check pair |
74150 | Ct abdomen w/o contrast | 1 | Check pair |
74160 | Ct abdomen w/contrast | 1 | Check pair |
74170 | Ct abd wo cntrst flwd cntrst | 1 | Check pair |
74174 | Cta abd&plvs w/contrast | 1 | Check pair |
74176 | Ct abd & pelvis w/o contrast | 1 | Check pair |
74177 | Ct abd & pelvis w/contrast | 1 | Check pair |
74178 | Ct abd&plv wo cntr flwd cntr | 1 | Check pair |
74261 | Ct colonography dx | 0 | Check pair |
74262 | Ct colonography dx w/dye | 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.