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99452 Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr rfrl

What 99452 is

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

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 99452 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.700.360.051.11$37.07
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.700.180.050.93$31.06

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 99452 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 99452? These codes are bundled into it

99452 is a Column 1 code in 30 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
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
98000Synch audio-video new sf 150 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98004Synch audio-video est sf 100 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99091Collj & interpj data ea 30 d0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99172Ocular function screen0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99173Visual acuity screen1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99174Ocular instrumnt screen bil1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
99177Ocular instrumnt screen bil1 - 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
99421Ol dig e/m svc 5-10 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99422Ol dig e/m svc 11-20 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99429Unlisted preventive service0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99453Rem mntr physiol param setup0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
G0296Visit to determ ldct elig0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
G0447Behavior counsel obesity 15m0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
G0454Md document visit by npp0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
G0473Group behave couns 2-100 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

99452 is bundled into these codes

99452 appears as a Column 2 code in 6437 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 99452 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.