92012 Intrm oph exam est patient
What 92012 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Intrm oph exam est patient.
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 92012 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.92 | 1.76 | 0.03 | 2.71 | $90.52 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.92 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 1.24 | $41.42 |
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 92012 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: Nature of Service/Procedure. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 92012? These codes are bundled into it
92012 is a Column 1 code in 44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0469T | Rta polarize scan oc scr bi | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0569T | Ttvr perq appr 1st prosth | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0570T | Ttvr perq ea addl prosth | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0571T | Insj/rplcmt icds ss eltrd | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0572T | Insertion ss dfb electrode | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0573T | Removal ss dfb electrode | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0574T | Repos prev ss impl dfb eltrd | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0580T | Rmvl ss impl dfb pg only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0581T | Abltj mal brst tum perq crtx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0582T | Trurl abltj mal prst8 tiss | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0655T | Tprnl focal abltj mal prst8 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
20560 | Ndl insj w/o njx 1 or 2 musc | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
20561 | Ndl insj w/o njx 3+ musc | 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 |
51721 | Ins trurl ablt trnsdc thr us | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
66987 | Xcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx w/ecp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
66988 | Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/ecp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
92002 | Intrm oph exam new patient | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
92004 | Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
92014 | Compre oph exam est pt 1/> | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
92227 | Img rta detcj/mntr ds staff | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
92228 | Img rta detc/mntr ds phy/qhp | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96156 | Hlth bhv assmt/reassessment | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96158 | Hlth bhv ivntj indiv 1st 30 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96159 | Hlth bhv ivntj indiv ea addl | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96164 | Hlth bhv ivntj grp 1st 30 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96165 | Hlth bhv ivntj grp ea addl | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96167 | Hlth bhv ivntj fam 1st 30 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96168 | Hlth bhv ivntj fam ea addl | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 44 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
92012 is bundled into these codes
92012 appears as a Column 2 code in 5755 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 92012 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0335T | Insj sinus tarsi implant | 1 | Check pair |
0338T | Trnscth renal symp denrv unl | 1 | Check pair |
0339T | Trnscth renal symp denrv bil | 1 | Check pair |
0342T | Thxp apheresis w/hdl delip | 1 | Check pair |
0345T | Transcath mtral vlve repair | 1 | Check pair |
0347T | Ins bone device for rsa | 1 | Check pair |
0395T | Hdr elctr ntrst/ntrcv brchtx | 1 | Check pair |
0397T | Ercp w/optical endomicroscpy | 1 | Check pair |
0402T | Colgn crs-link crn&pachymtry | 1 | Check pair |
0408T | Insj/rplc cardiac modulj sys | 1 | Check pair |
0409T | Insj/rplc car modulj pls gn | 1 | Check pair |
0410T | Insj/rplc car modulj atr elt | 1 | Check pair |
0411T | Insj/rplc car modulj vnt elt | 1 | Check pair |
0412T | Rmvl cardiac modulj pls gen | 1 | Check pair |
0413T | Rmvl car modulj tranvns elt | 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.