94014 Patient recorded spirometry
What 94014 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Patient recorded spirometry.
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 94014 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.51 | 1.25 | 0.03 | 1.79 | $59.79 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.51 | 1.25 | 0.03 | 1.79 | $59.79 |
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 94014 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 94014? These codes are bundled into it
94014 is a Column 1 code in 59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
00520 | Anes closed chest px nos | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0733T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab ther sply | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0734T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt | 0 - no modifier 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 |
94010 | Breathing capacity test | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
94011 | Spirometry up to 2 yrs old | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
94015 | Patient recorded spirometry | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
94016 | Review patient spirometry | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
94200 | Lung function test (mbc/mvv) | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
94375 | Respiratory flow volume loop | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
94728 | Airwy resist by oscillometry | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
98975 | Rtm 1st set-up&pt educaj eqp | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
98976 | Rtm dev sply resp sys 16-30d | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
98977 | Rtm dev sply mscskl 16-30 d | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
98980 | Rtm tx mgmt 1st 20 min | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
98981 | Rtm tx mgmt ea addl 20 min | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99091 | Collj & interpj data ea 30 d | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99202 | Office o/p new sf 15 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99203 | Office o/p new low 30 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99204 | Office o/p new mod 45 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99205 | Office o/p new hi 60 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99211 | Off/op est may x req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99212 | Office o/p est sf 10 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99213 | Office o/p est low 20 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99214 | Office o/p est mod 30 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99215 | Office o/p est hi 40 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99281 | Emr dpt vst mayx req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99282 | Emergency dept visit sf mdm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 59 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
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.