`C8913`

What C8913 is

Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, lower extremity

HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the C codes page for the full section.

Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps C8913 at 1 unit 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: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with C8913? These codes are bundled into it

C8913 is a Column 1 code in 27 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
`01916`	Anes dx arteriography/vngrph	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`01922`	Anes n-invas img/radj ther	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`01924`	Anes ther ivntl rad artl nos	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`01925`	Anes ivntl rad artl crtd/c	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`01926`	Anes ivntl rad icr icar/aort	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0694T`	3d vol img&rcnstj brst/ax	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`0708T`	Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`0709T`	Id ca immntx each addl njx	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`36000`	Place needle in vein	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`36410`	Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther	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
`76000`	Fluoroscopy <1 hr phys/qhp	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76376`	3d render w/intrp postproces	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`76377`	3d render w/intrp postproces	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`76942`	Echo guide for biopsy	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76998`	Us guide intraop	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`77001`	Fluoroguide for vein device	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`77002`	Needle localization by xray	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96360`	Hydration iv infusion init	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96365`	Ther/proph/diag iv inf init	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96372`	Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96374`	Ther/proph/diag inj iv push	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96375`	Tx/pro/dx inj new drug addon	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96376`	Tx/pro/dx inj same drug adon	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96377`	Applicaton on-body injector	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`96523`	Irrig drug delivery device	0 - no modifier bypass	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.