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96112 Devel tst phys/qhp 1st hr

What 96112 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Devel tst phys/qhp 1st hr.

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 96112 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)2.561.050.143.75$125.25
Facility (hospital, ASC)2.560.500.143.20$106.88

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.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 96112 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 96112? These codes are bundled into it

96112 is a Column 1 code in 132 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 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0362TBhv id suprt assmt ea 15 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0373TAdapt bhv tx ea 15 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90791Psych diagnostic evaluation1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90792Psych diag eval w/med srvcs1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90832Psytx w pt 30 minutes1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90833Psytx w pt w e/m 30 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90834Psytx w pt 45 minutes1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90836Psytx w pt w e/m 45 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90837Psytx w pt 60 minutes1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90838Psytx w pt w e/m 60 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90839Psytx crisis initial 60 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90845Psychoanalysis1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90846Family psytx w/o pt 50 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90847Family psytx w/pt 50 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90849Multiple family group psytx1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90853Group psychotherapy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90865Narcosynthesis1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90870Electroconvulsive therapy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
90880Hypnotherapy1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
92002Intrm oph exam new patient1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
92004Compre oph exam new pt 1/>1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
92012Intrm oph exam est patient1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
92014Compre oph exam est pt 1/>1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96105Assessment of aphasia1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96110Developmental screen w/score0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96125Cognitive test by hc pro1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96127Brief emotional/behav assmt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96130Psycl tst eval phys/qhp 1st1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 132 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

96112 is bundled into these codes

96112 appears as a Column 2 code in 6 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 96112 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
96020Functional brain mapping0Check pair
96116Nubhvl xm phys/qhp 1st hr1Check pair
96121Nubhvl xm phy/qhp ea addl hr1Check pair
96156Hlth bhv assmt/reassessment1Check pair
96158Hlth bhv ivntj indiv 1st 301Check pair
96159Hlth bhv ivntj indiv ea addl1Check 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.