Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
You Be the Coder:
ROM Testing Measurements and Report
Published on Tue Sep 17, 2024
Question: A patient with confirmed cervical muscle wasting and atrophy reports to the provider for range of motion (ROM) testing. Are there separate codes for ROM testing measurements and report? Indiana Subscriber Answer: No, there aren’t separate codes; the measurements and report can be represented with a single CPT® code. On the claim, report 95851 (Range of motion measurements and report (separate procedure); each extremity (excluding hand) or each trunk section (spine)) for the ROM measurements and report. Don’t forget to append M62.5A0 (Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, back, cervical) to 95851 to represent the patient’s muscle wasting and atrophy.
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