`C9757`

What C9757 is

Laminotomy (hemilaminectomy), with decompression of nerve root(s), including partial facetectomy, foraminotomy and excision of herniated intervertebral disc, and repair of annular defect with implantation of bone anchored annular closure device, including annular defect measurement, alignment and sizing assessment, and image guidance; 1 interspace, lumbar

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

Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps C9757 at 2 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Anatomic Consideration. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with C9757? These codes are bundled into it

C9757 is a Column 1 code in 9 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
`63030`	Lamot dcmprn nrv rt 1 lmbr	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`63052`	Lam facetc/frmt arthrd lum 1	0 - no modifier bypass	Check pair
`76000`	Fluoroscopy <1 hr phys/qhp	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76380`	Cat scan follow-up study	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76942`	Echo guide for biopsy	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`76998`	Us guide intraop	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`77002`	Needle localization by xray	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`77012`	Ct scan for needle biopsy	1 - modifier may bypass	Check pair
`77021`	Mri guidance ndl plmt rs&i	1 - modifier may 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.