G0303 Pre-op service lvrs 10-15dos
What G0303 is
Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, 10 to 15 days of services
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for G0303 (CY2026)
This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Statutory exclusion - not payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps G0303 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 G0303? These codes are bundled into it
G0303 is a Column 1 code in 75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99202 | Office o/p new sf 15 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99203 | Office o/p new low 30 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99204 | Office o/p new mod 45 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99205 | Office o/p new hi 60 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99211 | Off/op est may x req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99212 | Office o/p est sf 10 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99213 | Office o/p est low 20 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99214 | Office o/p est mod 30 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99215 | Office o/p est hi 40 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99221 | 1st hosp ip/obs sf/low 40 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99222 | 1st hosp ip/obs moderate 55 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99223 | 1st hosp ip/obs high 75 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99231 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs sf/low 25 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99232 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs moderate 35 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99233 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs high 50 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99234 | Hosp ip/obs sm dt sf/low 45 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99235 | Hosp ip/obs same date mod 70 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99236 | Hosp ip/obs same date hi 85 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99238 | Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt 30/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99239 | Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt >30 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99281 | Emr dpt vst mayx req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99282 | Emergency dept visit sf mdm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99283 | Emergency dept visit low mdm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99284 | Emergency dept visit mod mdm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99285 | Emergency dept visit hi mdm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99291 | Critical care first hour | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99304 | 1st nf care sf/low mdm 25 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 75 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
G0303 is bundled into these codes
G0303 appears as a Column 2 code in 1 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0303 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
G0302 | Pre-op service lvrs complete | 0 | 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.