97154 Grp adapt bhv tx by tech
What 97154 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Grp adapt bhv tx by tech.
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Medicare payment for 97154 (CY2026)
This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Carrier-priced - the Medicare contractor sets the price. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 97154 at 18 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: CMS Workgroup. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 97154? These codes are bundled into it
97154 is a Column 1 code in 14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
0403T | Diabetes prev standard curr | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0488T | Diabetes prev online/elec | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0820T | Mntr psychdlc med 1stphy/qhp | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0890T | Arhfcmrigtbs 1st tx day | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0891T | Arhfcmrigtbs sbsq tx day | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0892T | Arhfcmrigtbs sbsq per tx day | 1 - modifier may 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 |
90867 | Tcranial magn stim tx plan | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90868 | Tcranial magn stim tx deli | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90869 | Tcran magn stim redetemine | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90882 | Envrn ivntj med mgmt psyc pt | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90889 | Preparation of report | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
97154 is bundled into these codes
97154 appears as a Column 2 code in 226 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 97154 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0591T | Hlth&wb coaching indiv 1st | 1 | Check pair |
0592T | Hlth&wb coaching indiv f-up | 1 | Check pair |
0593T | Hlth&wb coaching group | 1 | Check pair |
0734T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt | 1 | Check pair |
0776T | Ther indctj ntrabrn hypthrm | 1 | Check pair |
0889T | Prsnlz trgt dvl arhfcmrigtbs | 1 | Check pair |
33871 | Transvrs a-arch grf hypthrm | 1 | Check pair |
90785 | Psytx complex interactive | 0 | Check pair |
90791 | Psych diagnostic evaluation | 0 | Check pair |
90792 | Psych diag eval w/med srvcs | 0 | Check pair |
90832 | Psytx w pt 30 minutes | 0 | Check pair |
90833 | Psytx w pt w e/m 30 min | 0 | Check pair |
90834 | Psytx w pt 45 minutes | 0 | Check pair |
90836 | Psytx w pt w e/m 45 min | 0 | Check pair |
90837 | Psytx w pt 60 minutes | 0 | 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.