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99308

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Sbsq nf care low mdm 20

2026 Medicare payment

Estimated allowed amounts. Pick a locality or enter a ZIP; toggle modifiers to see how the payment rules change the number; add the add-on codes to price the whole procedure.

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Modifiers
LineQtyNon-facility (office)Facility (hospital/ASC)
993081$78.83$67.80
add-on90833
0
$81.50/ unit$65.80/ unit
add-on90836
0
$103.21/ unit$83.17/ unit
add-on90838
0
$136.61/ unit$110.22/ unit
add-on96160
0
$3.01/ unit$3.01/ unit
add-on96161
0
$3.34/ unit$3.34/ unit
add-onG0506
0
$66.47/ unit$38.41/ unit
Conversion factor: Locality: national average GPCIs

RVU breakdown (national)

Relative value units before geographic adjustment. Payment = (work×GPCIw + PE×GPCIpe + MP×GPCImp) × CF

RowWork RVUPE RVU (office)PE RVU (facility)MP RVUTotal (office)
993081.300.980.650.082.36

Payment policy for 99308

CMS's indicator fields, translated. These control which modifiers are payable and how.

Professional/technical (PC/TC)

pctc=0

Physician service

Cannot be split into professional/technical components — modifiers 26 and TC don't apply.

Multiple procedures

mult_surg=0

No reduction

No multiple-procedure payment adjustment applies (typical for add-on codes).

Bilateral (modifier 50)

bilt_surg=0

150% rule doesn't apply

Bilateral adjustment does not apply (e.g., the code is unilateral by definition or physiology).

Assistant surgeon (80/81/82)

asst_surg=0

Payable with documentation

Assistant at surgery (mod 80/81/82) paid at 16% if medical necessity is documented.

Co-surgeons (modifier 62)

co_surg=0

Not permitted

Co-surgeons (mod 62) may not be paid for this procedure.

Team surgery (modifier 66)

team_surg=0

Not permitted

Team surgery (mod 66) may not be paid for this procedure.

Source: pfs.data.cms.gov "Indicators for 2026", retrieved 2026-07-16; conversion factors $33.4009 / $33.5675 (QP) per CMS-1832-F. Estimated amounts — not billing or coding advice.

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