U0002

What U0002 is

2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc

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

Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps U0002 at 2 units 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: Nature of Analyte. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

U0002 is bundled into these codes

U0002 appears as a Column 2 code in 2 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, U0002 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.