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76776 Us exam k transpl w/doppler

What 76776 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Us exam k transpl w/doppler.

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Medicare payment for 76776 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.743.490.064.29$143.29
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.743.490.064.29$143.29

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.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 76776 at 2 units 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 76776? These codes are bundled into it

76776 is a Column 1 code in 12 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
0689TQuan us tis charac w/o dx us1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0690TQuan us tis charac w/dx us1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
76706Us abdl aorta screen aaa0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
76775Us exam abdo back wall lim0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
76942Echo guide for biopsy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76981Use parenchyma1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76982Use 1st target lesion1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76983Use ea addl target lesion1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
76998Us guide intraop1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

76776 is bundled into these codes

76776 appears as a Column 2 code in 7 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 76776 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
76700Us exam abdom complete1Check pair
76705Echo exam of abdomen1Check pair
76770Us exam abdo back wall comp1Check pair
76978Us trgt dyn mbubb 1st les1Check pair
76979Us trgt dyn mbubb ea addl1Check pair
93975Vascular study0Check pair
93976Vascular study0Check 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.