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CPT 2010 Retains Consult Codes, Adds Specificity to Tumor Excision Codes

Published on Fri Oct 09, 2009

Plus: Look for new nerve conduction study, facet joint injection codes. Although CMS has proposed halting payment for the consultation codes (99241-99255) in 2010, the AMA chose not to delete them, keeping them in the CPT manual for another year. Keep in mind: The fact that the consult codes appear in CPT 2010 is no indication of whether Medicare will actually cover the services next year. Keep your eyes on this space for information on the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which will confirm whether payment applies to the codes effective Jan. 1. New NCS Code Appears CPT 2010 will be adding new code 95905 (Motor and/or sensory nerve conduction, using preconfigured electrode arrays, amplitude and latency/velocity study, each limb, includes F-wave study when performed, with interpretation and report), which describes nerve conduction studies for both the motor and sensory studies together. Facet Joint Codes Shift CPT attempts to organize [...]
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