CPT^® 95716, Under Long-term EEG Monitoring

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95716 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 electroencephalography, a study of the electrical activity of the brain, with continuous, real–time monitoring and maintenance. A video recording is made, and an EEG technologist reviews the data and writes a technical description. Report this code for each increment of 12 to 26 hours of EEG recording.

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