Eli's Rehab Report
CPT Deleted F-Wave Only Code
Question: How should we report an F-wave study only? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: Effective Jan. 1, 1996, CPT deleted 95935 (H or F reflex study, by electrodiagnostic testing) and did not replace it with a new F-wave-only code. Most carriers do not maintain policies regarding how to report F-wave studies performed alone, so you should contact your insurer to determine how it prefers you to submit the claim. Chances are, they will request that you report either 95903-52 (Reduced services) or 95999 (Unlisted neurological or neuromuscular diagnostic procedure). Either way, you should submit your chart notes from the session along with a short letter explaining why you performed only the F-wave study.
Because you did not perform a full nerve conduction study, 95903 (Nerve conduction, amplitude and latency/ velocity study, each nerve; motor, with F-wave study) does not apply either.
Eli's Rehab Report
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EMG or NCS?
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Report 64620 Per Nerve
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Append -25 for EMG With Consult
Question: If I perform a consultation on a new patient and feel that an EMG [...] - Reader Question:
CPT Deleted F-Wave Only Code
Question: How should we report an F-wave study only? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: Effective Jan. [...] - Reader Question:
Submit Just One Fee for 95860
Question: We are considering establishing two different fees for our electromyography (EMG, 95860) claims one [...] - Reader Question:
Selective Nerve Root Injections
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Mortons Neuroma Injections
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...]
