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CPT procedure code

01996

Medicare payment

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No national Medicare fee schedule we hold prices 01996 — the Physician Fee Schedule lists it with status indicator J (2026 file). CMS fee schedules ↗

Code definition

Code

01996

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

This CPT code is not in our curated reference. CPT codes are maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). Full descriptions require an AMA license.

Category

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Short description sourced from CMS publicly available fee schedule data. Full CPT descriptions are copyright AMA. Not a substitute for the official CPT codebook.

Policy activity for CPT 01996

CLV Intelligence is tracking 2 policy changes that cite CPT 01996 most recently on 2026-09-12, drawn from 2 LCD/NCD coverage updates. The changes span Multi-specialty and Pain Management.

LCD/NCD coverage updates
2

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 01996 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.

Policy changes matched to 01996

Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.

LCD L37641: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB) — Palmetto GBA

Pain Management · LCD-L37641

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
Low

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LCD L35049: Monitored Anesthesia Care — Novitas

Multi-specialty · LCD-L35049

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
Low

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