CPT^® 95708, Under Long-term EEG Monitoring

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95708 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Long-term EEG Monitoring.

Additional/Related Information

Tabs

Summary

The patient undergoes an unmonitored electroencephalography, a study of the electrical activity of the brain, lasting 12 to 26 hours. No video recording is made, and an EEG technologist reviews the data and writes a technical description.

For clinical responsibility, terminology, tips and additional info
start codify free trial.

View any code changes for 2024 as well as historical information on code creation and revision.

Crosswalks

Tabs

Combat the #1 denial reason - mismatched CPT-ICD-9 codes - with top Medicare carrier and private payer accepted diagnoses for the chosen CPT® code.

View the CPT® code's corresponding procedural code and DRG. In a click, check the DRG's IPPS allowable, length of stay, and more. To plug inpatient facility revenue drains, subscribe to DRG Coder today.

Crosswalk to an anesthesia code and its base units, and calculate payments in a snap! Subscribe to Anesthesia Coder today.

View matching HCPCS Level II codes and their definitions.

Forum

Have a question about CPT Code 95708 ? Start a discussion here

Long term EEG reimbursement from Medicare

Is anyone having issues with reimbursement for long term unmonitored wo video codes from Medicare? For example, a patient starts recording at 9am on day 1 and ends at 9am on day 4, we bill 95700 x1, ... [ Read More ]

EEG Billing and Coding

[QUOTE="purnern19, post: 502498, member: 751342"] I work for a private Neurology practice and just became a certified biller. We offer Amb EEG to many patients with the following codes 95700, 95708, a... [ Read More ]

EEG Billing and Coding ambulatory eeg billing coding neuorology

I work for a private Neurology practice and just became a certified biller. We offer Amb EEG to many patients with the following codes 95700, 95708, and 95721. We are not getting reimbursed for these ... [ Read More ]

New EEG tech codes (95708)

[QUOTE="Katerina.dimitrievska@taskforcebpo.com, post: 491953, member: 491449"] So you would bill 95700 and 95708 the first day, then 95708 the next day and again 95708 with the professional code? Does... [ Read More ]

New EEG tech codes (95708)

[QUOTE="shanamarie, post: 469586, member: 394418"] We are billing daily with no modifiers on any codes, and haven’t had any issues. [/QUOTE] So you would bill 95700 and 95708 the first day, then 95... [ Read More ]

Long Term Monitor EEGs performed at home

The patient comes into the hospital outpatient department to have it hooked up, which can be billed as 95700. Can the tech charge for unmonitored EEG (95708) be billed 1 time per day when performed at... [ Read More ]

long term EEG monitoring

hi everyone, does any one know if medicare releases the prices for TC EEG codes(95700 or 95708) and if not what other neurology offices doing filling the Ambulatory EEG? Ranna Alafandi, CPC, MT... [ Read More ]

New EEG tech codes (95708)

[QUOTE="Linda0530, post: 468994, member: 120817"] CPT suggests each increment of 12-26 hours for review of data, technical description by EEG tech be coded with 95708. When we use a quantity greater ... [ Read More ]

New EEG tech codes (95708)

CPT suggests each increment of 12-26 hours for review of data, technical description by EEG tech be coded with 95708. When we use a quantity greater than one, for example, 95708x3, we receive an MUE ... [ Read More ]

EEG Coding

[QUOTE="armedical, post: 464710, member: 71963"] Below is my initial understanding for the new EEG coding 72 HOUR (3-day EEG) provided by a Neuro's office to hookup/takedown, technical component of th... [ Read More ]

View All