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Apply These Extra Tips for EEG Reporting Success

Published on Mon Jan 09, 2012

Do not look at frequency and never miss a hidden bundle.In the last issue, we learned about capturing EEG recording time and appropriately reporting any extended recording. (See "Get Your Routine And Extended EEG Coding Into Gear With These Pointers" in Neurology and Pain Management Coding Alert, Vol. 13, No. 12).This month, we'll show you how to report the digital analysis and time the physician attendance. We'll also review how to identify Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) bundling edits in the EEG codes. Read on to further learn how to report EEG recording in situations like coma and polysomnography.Identify Any Digital Analysis For digital services, you turn to code 95957 (Digital analysis of electroencephalogram [EEG] [e.g., for epileptic spike analysis]). You, however, would not universally bill this code for digital recording of and/or use of an automated spike and seizure detector on a routine EEG, ambulatory EEG or video-EEG monitoring. You [...]
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