CPT^® 95705, Under Long-term EEG Monitoring

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95705 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Long-term EEG Monitoring.

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The patient undergoes unmonitored electroencephalography, a study of the electrical activity of the brain, lasting 2 to 12 hours. No video recording is made, and an EEG technologist reviews the data and writes a technical description.

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