Neurosurgery Coding Alert
95813 Doesn't Represent Video Recording and Interpretation
Question: How can we code an EEG video monitoring of less than six hours? CPT® guidelines specify and guide the use of modifier 52 for less than 12 hours. Is it correct to submit code 95813 when the test is less than six hours?
Florida Subscriber
Answer: You should not report code 95813 (Electroencephalogram [EEG] extended monitoring; greater than 1 hour) because it doesn’t represent video recording and interpretation. Instead, you should file with 95951 (Monitoring for localization of cerebral seizure focus by cable or radio, 16 or more channel telemetry, combined electroencephalographic [EEG] and video recording and interpretation [e.g., for presurgical localization], each 24 hours) with modifier 52 (Reduced services) as directed by the CPT® section guidelines.
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- CCI 21.2:
Mark These Mandates For Epidural Injections
Check for bundle in fluoro guidance with epidurals. The new set of bundling edits in [...] - Coding Quiz:
Top 5 Questions Help To Refine Your Understanding Of Neuroendoscopic Procedures
Escape losing to bundles; learn where modifiers apply. When your neurosurgeon provides neuroendoscopy services during [...] - Assess Your Understanding For Neuroendoscopic Procedures
Remember: You cannot bill codes for open surgery with those for neuroendoscopy. When reporting the [...] - ICD-10 Coding:
Look For One-To-One Match For Cerebral Cysts In ICD-10
Same code applies to porencepahly, both acquired and developmental. When your surgeon documents a diagnosis [...] - You Be the Coder:
Submit Multiple Diagnosis Codes For Lumbar and Sacral Spine Subluxation
Question: A patient presents with a subluxation of the lumbar and sacral spine with degeneration [...] - Reader Questions:
You Can Report Multiple E/Ms for Different Specialties
Question: Our practice has multiple specialties, including neurosurgery, neurology, pathology, radiology, and internal medicine. Some [...] - Reader Questions:
95813 Doesn't Represent Video Recording and Interpretation
Question: How can we code an EEG video monitoring of less than six hours? CPT® guidelines [...] - Reader Questions:
Check Location for Pneumocepahlus Evacuation
Question: Our surgeon performed a right frontal burr hole with evacuation of pneumocephalus that was compressing [...]
