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Pinpoint the Correct Phrenic Nerve Stimulation and Polysomnography Codes

Published on Mon Jan 08, 2024

Question: A patient recently underwent a procedure to have a phrenic nerve stimulator system implanted. The patient returned for interrogation and programming during polysomnography. The polysomnography was attended by a technologist, and the provider captured sleep staging and three additional sleep parameters. What codes will I assign for the procedure? Texas Subscriber Answer: You’ll assign 93152 (Interrogation and programming of implanted phrenic [...]
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