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What G0476 is

Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); human papillomavirus (hpv), high-risk types (e.g., 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68) for cervical cancer screening, must be performed in addition to pap test

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

Medicare payment for G0476 (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.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps G0476 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with G0476? These codes are bundled into it

G0476 is a Column 1 code in 21 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 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0112U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0429U1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80503Path clin consltj sf 5-201 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80504Path clin consltj mod 21-401 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80505Path clin consltj high 41-601 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80506Path clin consltj prolng svc1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81400Mopath procedure level 11 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81401Mopath procedure level 21 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81402Mopath procedure level 31 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81403Mopath procedure level 41 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81404Mopath procedure level 51 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81405Mopath procedure level 61 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81406Mopath procedure level 71 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81407Mopath procedure level 81 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
81408Mopath procedure level 91 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
87149Dna/rna direct probe1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
87150Dna/rna amplified probe1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
87153Dna/rna sequencing1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
87154Cul typ id bld pthgn 6+ trgt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
87623Hpv low-risk types0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
87625Hpv types 16 & 18 only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

G0476 is bundled into these codes

G0476 appears as a Column 2 code in 281 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0476 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0008U1Check pair
0010U1Check pair
0016U1Check pair
0017U1Check pair
0027U1Check pair
0030U1Check pair
0034U1Check pair
0040U1Check pair
0046U1Check pair
0049U1Check pair
0070U1Check pair
0071U1Check pair
0072U1Check pair
0073U1Check pair
0074U1Check 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.