G0432 Eia hiv-1/hiv-2 screen
What G0432 is
Infectious agent antibody detection by enzyme immunoassay (eia) technique, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for G0432 (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 G0432 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 G0432? These codes are bundled into it
G0432 is a Column 1 code in 3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
86701 | Hiv-1antibody | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
86702 | Hiv-2 antibody | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
86703 | Hiv-1/hiv-2 1 result antbdy | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
G0432 is bundled into these codes
G0432 appears as a Column 2 code in 3 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0432 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
87389 | Hiv-1 ag w/hiv-1&-2 ab ag ia | 0 | Check pair |
87806 | Hiv ag w/hiv1&2 antb w/optic | 0 | Check pair |
G0475 | Hiv combination assay | 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.