G0516 Insert drug del implant, >=4

What G0516 is

Insertion of non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal rod implant)

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

Medicare payment for G0516 (CY2026)

National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.

Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Global concept does not apply (endoscopic or minor procedure: global period is the day of the procedure).

Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps G0516 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 G0516? These codes are bundled into it

G0516 is a Column 1 code in 50 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.

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G0516 is bundled into these codes

G0516 appears as a Column 2 code in 5 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0516 is the code that denies.

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.