Question: What CPT Codes should we use for unattended sleep studies? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: Presently, there is only one code listed in the CPT manual as a Category I code for unattended sleep studies: 95806 (Sleep study, simultaneous recording of ventilation, respiratory effort, ECG or heart rate, and oxygen saturation, unattended by a technologist). Recognizing the benefits of unattended sleep studies, the AMA has released two new CPT Codes for unattended sleep studies that will go far in increasing options for these tests. The two new Category III codes were released July 1, 2009, and will be implemented effective Jan. 1, 2010, and should be published in the 2010 CPT. Here's a link for the information:
www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/362/cptcat3codes.pdf. • 0203T -- Sleep study, unattended, simultaneous recording; heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory analysis (e.g., by airflow or peripheral arterial tone) and sleep time • 0204T -- Sleep study, unattended, minimum of heart [...]
