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Coding for Anesthesia During EEG

Published on Fri Nov 16, 2018

Question: An EEG was performed on a patient under general anesthesia due to behavioral issues and autism. The EEG was ordered to evaluate her for seizures. What is the best anesthesia code to report? Maine Subscriber Answer: The current CPT® manual does not include a code specific to anesthesia in this situation. Your best option is to report 01999 (Unlisted [...]
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