G0476 Hpv combo assay ca screen
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.
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 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0112U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
0429U | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair | |
80503 | Path clin consltj sf 5-20 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
80504 | Path clin consltj mod 21-40 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
80505 | Path clin consltj high 41-60 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
80506 | Path clin consltj prolng svc | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81400 | Mopath procedure level 1 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81401 | Mopath procedure level 2 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81402 | Mopath procedure level 3 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81403 | Mopath procedure level 4 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81404 | Mopath procedure level 5 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81405 | Mopath procedure level 6 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81406 | Mopath procedure level 7 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81407 | Mopath procedure level 8 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
81408 | Mopath procedure level 9 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87149 | Dna/rna direct probe | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87150 | Dna/rna amplified probe | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87153 | Dna/rna sequencing | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87154 | Cul typ id bld pthgn 6+ trgt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
87623 | Hpv low-risk types | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
87625 | Hpv types 16 & 18 only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check 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 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0008U | 1 | Check pair | |
0010U | 1 | Check pair | |
0016U | 1 | Check pair | |
0017U | 1 | Check pair | |
0027U | 1 | Check pair | |
0030U | 1 | Check pair | |
0034U | 1 | Check pair | |
0040U | 1 | Check pair | |
0046U | 1 | Check pair | |
0049U | 1 | Check pair | |
0070U | 1 | Check pair | |
0071U | 1 | Check pair | |
0072U | 1 | Check pair | |
0073U | 1 | Check pair | |
0074U | 1 | 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.