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92004 Compre oph exam new pt 1/>

What 92004 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Compre oph exam new pt 1/>.

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 92004 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)1.822.620.044.48$149.64
Facility (hospital, ASC)1.820.470.042.33$77.82

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 92004 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 92004? These codes are bundled into it

92004 is a Column 1 code in 26 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
0469TRta polarize scan oc scr bi0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92227Img rta detcj/mntr ds staff0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92228Img rta detc/mntr ds phy/qhp0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96156Hlth bhv assmt/reassessment0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96158Hlth bhv ivntj indiv 1st 300 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96159Hlth bhv ivntj indiv ea addl0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96164Hlth bhv ivntj grp 1st 300 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96165Hlth bhv ivntj grp ea addl0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96167Hlth bhv ivntj fam 1st 300 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96168Hlth bhv ivntj fam ea addl0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
97802Medical nutrition indiv in0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
97803Med nutrition indiv subseq0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
97804Medical nutrition group0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99172Ocular function screen0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99173Visual acuity screen0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99174Ocular instrumnt screen bil0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99177Ocular instrumnt screen bil0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99605Mtms by pharm np 15 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99606Mtms by pharm est 15 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
G0117Glaucoma scrn hgh risk direc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
G0118Glaucoma scrn hgh risk direc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
G0270Mnt subs tx for change dx0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
G0271Group mnt 2 or more 30 mins0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

92004 is bundled into these codes

92004 appears as a Column 2 code in 92 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 92004 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0591THlth&wb coaching indiv 1st1Check pair
0592THlth&wb coaching indiv f-up1Check pair
0593THlth&wb coaching group1Check pair
92002Intrm oph exam new patient0Check pair
92012Intrm oph exam est patient0Check pair
92014Compre oph exam est pt 1/>0Check pair
92018Compl oph exam general anes0Check pair
92019Lmtd oph exam general anes0Check pair
96112Devel tst phys/qhp 1st hr1Check pair
96113Devel tst phys/qhp ea addl1Check pair
99202Office o/p new sf 15 min0Check pair
99203Office o/p new low 30 min0Check pair
99204Office o/p new mod 45 min0Check pair
99205Office o/p new hi 60 min0Check pair
99211Off/op est may x req phy/qhp0Check 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.