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What 99449 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 31/>.

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Medicare payment for 99449 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)1.400.760.122.28$76.15
Facility (hospital, ASC)1.400.380.121.90$63.46

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 99449 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 99449? These codes are bundled into it

99449 is a Column 1 code in 61 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 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0373TAdapt bhv tx ea 15 min1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0469TRta polarize scan oc scr bi0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
76140X-ray consultation0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93792Pt/caregiver traing home inr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
93793Anticoag mgmt pt warfarin0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
94002Vent mgmt inpat init day0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
94003Vent mgmt inpat subq day0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
94004Vent mgmt nf per day0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
94660Cpap initiation&mgmt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96127Brief emotional/behav assmt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
97151Bhv id assmt by phys/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97153Adaptive behavior tx by tech1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97154Grp adapt bhv tx by tech1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97155Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97156Fam adapt bhv tx gdn phy/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97157Mult fam adapt bhv tx gdn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
97158Grp adapt bhv tx by phy/qhp1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
98000Synch audio-video new sf 150 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98001Synch audio-video new low 300 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98002Synch audio-video new mod 450 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98003Synch audio-video new hi 600 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98004Synch audio-video est sf 100 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98005Synch audio-video est low 200 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98006Synch audio-video est mod 300 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98007Synch audio-video est hi 400 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98008Synch audio-only new sf 150 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 61 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

99449 is bundled into these codes

99449 appears as a Column 2 code in 6445 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 99449 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.