G0306 Cbc/diffwbc w/o platelet
What G0306 is
Complete cbc, automated (hgb, hct, rbc, wbc, without platelet count) and automated wbc differential count
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for G0306 (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 G0306 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 G0306? These codes are bundled into it
G0306 is a Column 1 code in 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
85004 | Automated diff wbc count | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
85007 | Bl smear w/diff wbc count | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
85008 | Bl smear w/o diff wbc count | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
85009 | Manual diff wbc count b-coat | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
85013 | Spun microhematocrit | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
85014 | Hematocrit | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
85018 | Hemoglobin | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
85027 | Complete cbc automated | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
85032 | Manual cell count each | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
85041 | Automated rbc count | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
85048 | Automated leukocyte count | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
85049 | Automated platelet count | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
G0307 | Cbc without platelet | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
G0306 is bundled into these codes
G0306 appears as a Column 2 code in 2 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0306 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
80081 | Obstetric panel inc hiv tstg | 1 | Check pair |
85025 | Complete cbc w/auto diff wbc | 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.