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96381 Admn rsv monoc antb im njx

What 96381 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Admn rsv monoc antb im njx.

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 96381 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.170.550.010.73$24.38
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.170.550.010.73$24.38

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 96381 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 96381? These codes are bundled into it

96381 is a Column 1 code in 15 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
99456Disability examination1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99483Assmt & care pln pt cog imp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
G0463Hospital outpt clinic visit1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

96381 is bundled into these codes

96381 appears as a Column 2 code in 45 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 96381 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
96380Admn rsv monoc antb im cnsl0Check pair
992211st hosp ip/obs sf/low 401Check pair
992221st hosp ip/obs moderate 551Check pair
992231st hosp ip/obs high 751Check pair
99231Sbsq hosp ip/obs sf/low 251Check pair
99232Sbsq hosp ip/obs moderate 351Check pair
99233Sbsq hosp ip/obs high 501Check pair
99234Hosp ip/obs sm dt sf/low 451Check pair
99235Hosp ip/obs same date mod 701Check pair
99236Hosp ip/obs same date hi 851Check pair
99238Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt 30/<1Check pair
99239Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt >301Check pair
99281Emr dpt vst mayx req phy/qhp1Check pair
99282Emergency dept visit sf mdm1Check pair
99283Emergency dept visit low mdm1Check 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.