Eli's Rehab Report
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials: SSEPs
Question: Our physiatrist documented SSEP for back pain in a patient's chart. Is there a code for SSEP? Las Vegas Subscriber Answer: You should report the 95925-95927 series for short-latency somatosensory evoked potential studies (also known as SSEPs or SEPs), depending on the location of the study: According to the April 2002 CPT Assistant, "SEPs study codes are defined as bilateral studies. A unilateral study using codes 95925, 95926, or 95927 should be reported with modifier -52 (Reduced services) appended."
Eli's Rehab Report
- NCCI Update:
Reporting Pretherapy Injections Will No Longer Be Painless
Version 9.1 of the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), which took effect April 1, bundles [...] - Coding Case Study:
Select Correct Therapy Codes To Avoid Scrutiny
If your PM&R practice undercodes its therapy services to avoid setting off red flags with [...] - Modifier -25:
Its Not an E/M Cure-All, but Its Close
Although most coders believe that hospital admissions always include all of the E/M services that [...] - You Be the Coder:
EMG or NCS?
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Therapy Coding:
Compare Your Billing Pattern to CMS Averages
To determine whether your practice reports therapy services more or less frequently than other PM&R [...] - Reader Question:
Report 64470 Range for Branch Blocks
Question: Which code should we report for a medial branch block? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: [...] - Reader Question:
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials: SSEPs
Question: Our physiatrist documented SSEP for back pain in a patient's chart. Is there a [...] - Reader Question:
Stick With G Codes for sNCT
Question: Which codes should I report for sensory nerve conduction threshold tests (sNCTs)? Utah Subscriber [...] - Reader Question:
Report 95869 Once per Session
Question: Our physiatrist used electromyography (EMG) to test levels T3 and T4 of a patient's [...] - Reader Question:
Note Injection Substance to Select Code
Question: How do facet joint injections (64470-64476) differ from epidural blocks (62280-62282)? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: [...]
