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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.

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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 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0403TDiabetes prev standard curr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0488TDiabetes prev online/elec1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0820TMntr psychdlc med 1stphy/qhp0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0890TArhfcmrigtbs 1st tx day1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0891TArhfcmrigtbs sbsq tx day1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0892TArhfcmrigtbs sbsq per tx day1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90867Tcranial magn stim tx plan0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90868Tcranial magn stim tx deli0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90869Tcran magn stim redetemine0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90882Envrn ivntj med mgmt psyc pt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90889Preparation of report0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck 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 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0591THlth&wb coaching indiv 1st1Check pair
0592THlth&wb coaching indiv f-up1Check pair
0593THlth&wb coaching group1Check pair
0734TRem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt1Check pair
0776TTher indctj ntrabrn hypthrm1Check pair
0889TPrsnlz trgt dvl arhfcmrigtbs1Check pair
33871Transvrs a-arch grf hypthrm1Check pair
90785Psytx complex interactive0Check pair
90791Psych diagnostic evaluation0Check pair
90792Psych diag eval w/med srvcs0Check pair
90832Psytx w pt 30 minutes0Check pair
90833Psytx w pt w e/m 30 min0Check pair
90834Psytx w pt 45 minutes0Check pair
90836Psytx w pt w e/m 45 min0Check pair
90837Psytx w pt 60 minutes0Check 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.