95803 Actigraphy testing
What 95803 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Actigraphy testing.
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 95803 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.88 | 3.12 | 0.05 | 4.05 | $135.27 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.88 | 3.12 | 0.05 | 4.05 | $135.27 |
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 95803 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 95803? These codes are bundled into it
95803 is a Column 1 code in 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0733T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab ther sply | 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 |
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 |
99453 | Rem mntr physiol param setup | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99454 | Rem mntr physiol param 16-30 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99473 | Self-meas bp pt educaj/train | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
G0248 | Demonstrate use home inr mon | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
G0250 | Md inr test revie inter mgmt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
95803 is bundled into these codes
95803 appears as a Column 2 code in 10 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 95803 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
95782 | Polysom <6 yrs 4/> paramtrs | 0 | Check pair |
95783 | Polysom <6 yrs cpap/bilvl | 0 | Check pair |
95800 | Slp stdy unattended | 0 | Check pair |
95801 | Slp stdy unatnd w/anal | 0 | Check pair |
95805 | Multiple sleep latency test | 0 | Check pair |
95806 | Sleep study unatt&resp efft | 0 | Check pair |
95807 | Sleep study attended | 0 | Check pair |
95808 | Polysom any age 1-3> param | 0 | Check pair |
95810 | Polysom 6/> yrs 4/> param | 0 | Check pair |
95811 | Polysom 6/>yrs cpap 4/> parm | 0 | 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.