95992 Canalith repositioning proc
What 95992 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Canalith repositioning proc.
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 95992 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.73 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 1.22 | $40.75 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.73 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.89 | $29.73 |
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 95992 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 95992? These codes are bundled into it
95992 is a Column 1 code in 9 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 |
92531 | Spontaneous nystagmus study | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
92532 | Positional nystagmus test | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
97110 | Therapeutic exercises | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97112 | Neuromuscular reeducation | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97140 | Manual therapy 1/> regions | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97530 | Therapeutic activities | 1 - modifier may bypass | 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.