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Choose This for EEG Anesthesia

Published on Mon Sep 14, 2020

Question: A patient had an EEG under general anesthesia due to behavioral issues and autism. I’m not sure what to use for the CPT® or ASA crosswalk code for this one. What do you recommend? Missouri Subscriber Answer: The CPT® code book does not include a code for anesthesia services during an EEG because most patients don’t need that level [...]
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