Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Having a handle on the four types of sleep monitoring devices can help you finesse your claims for these services. Marvel J. Hammer, RN, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, ACS-PM, CHCO, owner of MJH Consulting in Denver, CO shares what these devices are and what these are used for. Type I devices: used for in-laboratory, technician-attended overnight polysomnography; these devices are not used for portable monitoring.   Type II devices: can record the same variables as Type I devices; the major difference from Type I device is they can be used outside of the sleep lab and a technologist is not present during the recording.   Type III devices: typically measure four physiologic variables, including two respiratory variables (e.g., respiratory movement and airflow), a cardiac variable (e.g., heart rate or an ECG), and O2 saturation via pulse oximetry; Sleep staging is typically not measured with type III devices and a technologist is [...]