95977 Alys cplx cn npgt prgrmg
What 95977 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Alys cplx cn npgt prgrmg.
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Medicare payment for 95977 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.95 | 0.49 | 0.08 | 1.52 | $50.77 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.95 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 1.27 | $42.42 |
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 95977 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 95977? These codes are bundled into it
95977 is a Column 1 code in 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0589T | Elec alys smpl prgrmg iins | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0590T | Elec alys cplx prgrmg iins | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0788T | Elec aly smp iins sp/sac nrv | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0789T | Elec aly cpx iins sp/sac nrv | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0911T | Elec aly nstm sys vgs nrv wo | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0912T | Elec alys nstim sys vgs smpl | 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 |
95970 | Alys npgt w/o prgrmg | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
95971 | Alys smpl sp/pn npgt w/prgrm | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
95972 | Alys cplx sp/pn npgt w/prgrm | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
95976 | Alys smpl cn npgt prgrmg | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
95977 is bundled into these codes
95977 appears as a Column 2 code in 20 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 95977 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0446T | Insj impltbl glucose sensor | 1 | Check pair |
0447T | Rmvl impltbl glucose sensor | 1 | Check pair |
0448T | Remvl insj impltbl gluc sens | 1 | Check pair |
0587T | Perq impltj/rplcmt isdns ptn | 1 | Check pair |
0588T | Revision/removal isdns ptn | 1 | Check pair |
0909T | Rplcmt int nstim sys vgs nrv | 1 | Check pair |
0910T | Rmvl int nstim sys vagus nrv | 1 | Check pair |
33276 | Insj phrnc nrv stim sys | 1 | Check pair |
33280 | Rmvl phrnc nrv stim pg only | 1 | Check pair |
33287 | Rmv&rplcmt phrnc nrv stim pg | 1 | Check pair |
63685 | Ins/rplc spi npg/rcvr pocket | 1 | Check pair |
63688 | Rev/rmv imp sp npg/r dtch cn | 1 | Check pair |
64553 | Implant neuroelectrodes | 1 | Check pair |
64569 | Revise/repl vagus n eltrd | 1 | Check pair |
64570 | Remove vagus n eltrd | 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.