76882 Us lmtd jt/fcl evl nvasc xtr
What 76882 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Us lmtd jt/fcl evl nvasc xtr.
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Medicare payment for 76882 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.67 | 1.20 | 0.05 | 1.92 | $64.13 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.67 | 1.20 | 0.05 | 1.92 | $64.13 |
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 76882 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 76882? These codes are bundled into it
76882 is a Column 1 code in 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0689T | Quan us tis charac w/o dx us | 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 |
76942 | Echo guide for biopsy | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
76998 | Us guide intraop | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
76882 is bundled into these codes
76882 appears as a Column 2 code in 79 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 76882 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0101T | Esw muscskel sys nos | 0 | Check pair |
0102T | Esw phy anes lat hmrl epcndl | 0 | Check pair |
0512T | Esw integ wnd hlg 1st wnd | 0 | Check pair |
0513T | Esw integ wnd hlg ea addl | 0 | Check pair |
0552T | Low-level laser therapy | 0 | Check pair |
0566T | Autol cell implt adps njx | 1 | Check pair |
20600 | Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | 1 | Check pair |
20604 | Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us | 1 | Check pair |
20605 | Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | 1 | Check pair |
20606 | Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us | 1 | Check pair |
20610 | Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | 1 | Check pair |
20611 | Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us | 1 | Check pair |
20704 | Mnl prep&insj i-artic rx dev | 1 | Check pair |
28890 | Hi enrgy eswt plantar fascia | 0 | Check pair |
33510 | Cabg vein single | 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.