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96373 Ther/proph/diag inj ia

What 96373 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ther/proph/diag inj ia.

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 96373 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.170.410.010.59$19.71
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.170.410.010.59$19.71

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 96373 at 2 units 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: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 96373? These codes are bundled into it

96373 is a Column 1 code in 20 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
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99202Office o/p new sf 15 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99203Office o/p new low 30 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99204Office o/p new mod 45 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99205Office o/p new hi 60 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99211Off/op est may x req phy/qhp0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99212Office o/p est sf 10 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99213Office o/p est low 20 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99214Office o/p est mod 30 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99215Office o/p est hi 40 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99358Prolong service w/o contact1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99359Prolong serv w/o contact add1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99418Prolng ip/obs e/m ea 15 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99455Work related disability exam1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99456Disability examination1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99483Assmt & care pln pt cog imp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99497Advncd care plan 30 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
G0463Hospital outpt clinic visit1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

96373 is bundled into these codes

96373 appears as a Column 2 code in 414 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 96373 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
00100Anes px salivary gland w/bx0Check pair
00102Anes px plstc rpr cleft lip0Check pair
00103Anes rcnstv px eyelid0Check pair
00104Anes electroconvulsive ther0Check pair
00120Anes px ear w/bx nos0Check pair
00124Anes px ear otoscopy0Check pair
00126Anes px ear tympanotomy0Check pair
00140Anes procedures on eye nos0Check pair
00142Anes px on eye lens surgery0Check pair
00144Anes px eye corneal trnspl0Check pair
00145Anes px eye vitreortnl surg0Check pair
00147Anes px on eye iridectomy0Check pair
00148Anes px eye ophthalmoscopy0Check pair
00160Anes px nose&sinus nos0Check pair
00162Anes px nose&sinus rad surg0Check 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.