Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Take Advantage of This EMG Coding Break in NCCI 12.0

You'll have 1 fewer reason to use modifier 59, thanks to this deletion

While NCCI 12.0 is making neurology offices think twice about some of their coding combinations, it also brings a set of deletions that will unshackle your reporting for electromyography and nerve conduction studies from some nerve block codes.

You-ll also no longer need to concern yourself with many of the bundles that made 64550 (Application of surface [transcutaneous] neurostimulator) the comprehensive code for 20 other procedures, including  intraoperative monitoring (95920) and evoked potentials (95925-95937).

You can now gleefully delete these edits:

Remember: For the full database of NCCI edits, log onto www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/NCCIEP/list.asp.
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