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CCI Changes:

Neurology Edits for CCI 18.0 Focus on New EP Studies, EMGs, and More

Published on Thu Feb 09, 2012

Don't let neurostimulator procedures with anesthetics trip your coding. Get ready for some changes to your EP, EMG, and sleep study coding, thanks to the latest Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. CCI 18.0 became effective Jan. 1, 2012, including details on how to report new EP study codes 95938 and 95939 in conjunction with other services. Read on for details, thanks to a guideline analysis from Kristi Stumpf, MCS-P, CPC, COSC, ACS-OR, owner of Precision Auditing and Coding. Anesthetics Override EP Studies, Neurostim Placement If your neurologist administers nerve injections as well as evoked potential studies on the same patient on the same date of service, CCI 18.0 clarifies that you should report the nerve injection only and not separately report the EP study. New edits list every code for nerve injections (64400-+64495) as the Column 1 code for new codes 95938 (Short-latency somatosensory evoked potential study, stimulation of any/all [...]
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