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92201 Opscpy extnd rta draw uni/bi

What 92201 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Opscpy extnd rta draw uni/bi.

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 92201 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.390.340.020.75$25.05
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.390.140.020.55$18.37

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 92201 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 92201? These codes are bundled into it

92201 is a Column 1 code in 5 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
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92202Opscpy extnd on/mac draw0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99211Off/op est may x req phy/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

92201 is bundled into these codes

92201 appears as a Column 2 code in 36 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 92201 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
67005Partial removal of eye fluid1Check pair
67010Partial removal of eye fluid1Check pair
67015Release of eye fluid1Check pair
67025Replace eye fluid1Check pair
67027Implant eye drug system1Check pair
67028Injection eye drug1Check pair
67030Incise inner eye strands1Check pair
67031Laser surgery eye strands1Check pair
67036Removal of inner eye fluid1Check pair
67039Laser treatment of retina1Check pair
67040Laser treatment of retina1Check pair
67041Vit for macular pucker1Check pair
67042Vit for macular hole1Check pair
67043Vit for membrane dissect1Check pair
67101Repair detached retina crtx1Check 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.