G0276 Pild/placebo control clin tr

What G0276 is

Blinded procedure for lumbar stenosis, percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (pild) or placebo-control, performed in an approved coverage with evidence development (ced) clinical trial

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

Medicare payment for G0276 (CY2026)

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: Restricted coverage - payable only in specific circumstances. Global period: Global concept does not apply (endoscopic or minor procedure: global period is the day of the procedure).

Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps G0276 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: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with G0276? These codes are bundled into it

G0276 is a Column 1 code in 187 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.

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G0276 is bundled into these codes

G0276 appears as a Column 2 code in 27 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0276 is the code that denies.

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.