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99474 Self-meas bp 2 readg bid 30d

What 99474 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Self-meas bp 2 readg bid 30d.

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 99474 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)0.180.360.010.55$18.37
Facility (hospital, ASC)0.180.050.010.24$8.02

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 99474 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 99474? These codes are bundled into it

99474 is a Column 1 code in 38 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
0733TRem r-t mtn nrehab ther sply0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0928TRem interrog dev ccm-d phys1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93294Rem interrog evl pm/ldls pm0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93295Dev interrog remote 1/2/mlt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93297Rem interrog dev eval icpms0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93298Rem interrog dev eval scrms0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93786Ambl bp mntr w/sw rec only0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93788Ambl bp mntr w/sw a/r0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96523Irrig drug delivery device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
97750Physical performance test0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98975Rtm 1st set-up&pt educaj eqp0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98976Rtm dev sply resp sys 16-30d0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
98977Rtm dev sply mscskl 16-30 d0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99288Direct advanced life support0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99411Preventive counseling group0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99415Prolng clin staff svc 1st hr0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99416Prolng clin staff svc ea add0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99426Prin care mgmt staff 1st 300 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99452Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr rfrl0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99453Rem mntr physiol param setup0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99454Rem mntr physiol param 16-300 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99455Work related disability exam0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99456Disability examination0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99473Self-meas bp pt educaj/train0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99475Ped crit care age 2-5 init0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99476Ped crit care age 2-5 subsq0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99477Init day hosp neonate care0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
99478Sbsq ic vlbw inf<1,500 gm0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 38 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

99474 is bundled into these codes

99474 appears as a Column 2 code in 196 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 99474 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0650TPrgrmg dev eval scrms remote0Check pair
0696TBdy surf mapg pm/cvdfb f/up0Check pair
0734TRem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt0Check pair
0929TRem interrog dev ccm-d tech1Check pair
0934TRem mntr wrls l atr prs snr1Check pair
0937TXtrnl ecg rec>15d<30d1Check pair
0940TXtrnl ecg rec>15d<30d r&i1Check pair
80503Path clin consltj sf 5-200Check pair
80504Path clin consltj mod 21-400Check pair
80505Path clin consltj high 41-600Check pair
80506Path clin consltj prolng svc0Check pair
93224Xtrnl ecg rec up to 48 hrs1Check pair
93227Xtrnl ecg rec<48 hr r&i0Check pair
93228Remote 30 day ecg rev/report1Check pair
93241Xtrnl ecg rec>48hr<7d1Check 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.