CPT^® 95720, Under Long-term EEG Monitoring

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95720 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Long-term EEG Monitoring.

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A physician or other QHCP reviews recorded events and analyzes spike and seizure detection of a continuous electroencephalography, a study of the electrical activity of the brain. A video is obtained. The provider interprets the findings and prepares a report after each 24–hour period. Report this code for each increment of greater than 12 hours up to 26 hours of EEG recording.

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SLEEP STUDY AND EEG

I work for a private neurology practice. We have a sleep center and we also do video, ambulatory and regular EEGs. We have been billing VEEG and Sleep Studies at the same time for several years now wi... [ Read More ]

Long Term EEG Split between two providers

[SIZE=4]I would like to get some advice on split EEGs. If the first provider monitors the eeg from 11pm to 7am, then he would bill 95718, correct? Then on that second day, the next provider reviews t... [ Read More ]

EEG BILLING

I work for a neurologist group in which some of our doctors are on call and read EEG's that are done in the hospital. We have had an issue with UHC not paying the read because there is not a separate ... [ Read More ]

New EEG Coding

Does it matter for POS on 95718 or 95720? I will have claims coming back stating there is another cpt to bill for inpatient place of service.... [ Read More ]

EEGs under 36 hours

[QUOTE="kcarmon, post: 483695, member: 205589"] The new ambulatory EEG's were se up for 36 hours plus, but realistically some are well under 36. Can/should they be billed as 95718 and 95720? [/QUOTE] ... [ Read More ]

EEGs under 36 hours

The new ambulatory EEG's were se up for 36 hours plus, but realistically some are well under 36. Can/should they be billed as 95718 and 95720?... [ Read More ]

95718 and 95720 Continuous EEG Monitoring CPT Codes

Our Neurologists are billing for Continuous EEG monitoring using the new CPT codes 95718 and 95720. Our providers perform the monitoring in 24 hour shifts, with the shift change occuring at 7:00 AM. W... [ Read More ]

Long Term EEG 2020 Signature

No, I don't think that is correct. Practices may have internal guidelines about when a physician must complete their document and sign their reports, but there is no coding guideline that requires a ... [ Read More ]

Long Term EEG 2020 Signature

Will you please confirm the following information for my physicians? In order to properly bill codes 95719-95720, the physician must generate the report, sign the report and timestamp the report befo... [ Read More ]

Amb EEG crosses 2019/2020

Hi, I have a 3 day Video AMB EEG that was started in 2019 and ended in 2020. I am billing 95951 on 12/30/19, 95951 on 12/31/19 and am having a heck if time trying to figure out what I am coding for 1/... [ Read More ]

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