Technical component

Full descriptor

Technical component; under certain circumstances, a charge may be made for the technical component alone; under those circumstances the technical component charge is identified by adding modifier 'tc' to the usual procedure number; technical component charges are institutional charges and not billed separately by physicians; however, portable x-ray suppliers only bill for technical component and should utilize modifier tc; the charge data from portable x-ray suppliers will then be used to build customary and prevailing profiles

Details

Code

TC

Short descriptor

Technical component

Code set

HCPCS Modifiers

Release

July 2026

Status

Active

Added

Jan 1 1984

Nearby codes

Code sets are published in blocks, so neighbours are usually related.