95885 Musc tst done w/nerv tst lim
What 95885 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Musc tst done w/nerv tst lim.
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 95885 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.34 | 1.58 | 0.01 | 1.93 | $64.46 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.34 | 1.58 | 0.01 | 1.93 | $64.46 |
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: Add-on code: global period of the primary procedure applies.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 95885 at 4 units 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 95885? These codes are bundled into it
95885 is a Column 1 code in 11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
95873 | Guide nerv destr elec stim | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
95874 | Guide nerv destr needle emg | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99446 | Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 5-10 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99447 | Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 11-20 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99448 | Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 21-30 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99449 | Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 31/> | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99451 | Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 5/> | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99452 | Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr rfrl | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
95885 is bundled into these codes
95885 appears as a Column 2 code in 8 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 95885 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
95860 | Needle emg 1 extremity | 0 | Check pair |
95861 | Needle emg 2 extremities | 0 | Check pair |
95863 | Needle emg 3 extremities | 0 | Check pair |
95864 | Needle emg 4 extremities | 0 | Check pair |
95870 | Ndl emg lmtd std musc 1 xtr | 0 | Check pair |
95886 | Musc test done w/n test comp | 1 | Check pair |
95905 | Motor &/ sens nrve cndj test | 1 | Check pair |
96002 | Dynamic surface emg | 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.