CPT^® 95812, Under Routine Electroencephalography (EEG) Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95812 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Routine Electroencephalography (EEG) Procedures.

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Electroencephalogram or EEG is a diagnostic test that uses small electrodes attached to the scalp to measure the electrical activity of the brain. Extended monitoring is a routine electroencephalogram that runs longer than the standard 40–minute recording time. Use this code for extended electroencephalogram monitoring done for a duration of 41–60 minutes.

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How to bill an Ambulatory EEG less than 2hrs?

Hello, I have a patient that had an ambulatory eeg that only lasted for 1hr and 56minutes before it was discontinued. Per the new guidelines it states to see codes 95812/95813. I don't have the comp... [ Read More ]

EEG Coding

Per CPT guidelines, Routine EEG codes 95816-95822 include 20 to 40 minutes of recording. Extended EEG codes 95812-95813 include reporting times longer than 40 minutes. Sounds to me you cannot mix and ... [ Read More ]

EEG Coding

Need help with coding EEG's!!! Can you bill 95812 or 95813 instead of 95816 or 95819? I've been told two different stories 1- that I can only bill with one or the other codes and 2 that I can bill a 9... [ Read More ]

Billing IOM

[QUOTE="l!am2013, post: 391438, member: 247812"]I have just started billing for an Intra Operative Monitoring facility and after looking at some of the EOBS codes are being denied. The 95941 code is a... [ Read More ]

Billing IOM

I have just started billing for an Intra Operative Monitoring facility and after looking at some of the EOBS codes are being denied. The 95941 code is almost always denied by Aetna stating it is consi... [ Read More ]

Holyoke Chapter Meeting Minutes 1/20/16

Date: 1/20/16 Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Speaker: Richard Provencher R. EEG T. Manager, Neurodiagnostics/Sleep Center Baystate Medical Center Topic: Electroencephalogram/Sleep Studies About the Lab: -900... [ Read More ]

Can I bill extended time for facility EEG

My providers bill for the professional component of EEG 95812-95830 in the facility. They often spend extended time, over 1 hour. Does anyone know if I can bill for this? 95813 is for over one hour. ... [ Read More ]

Eeg billing

Hi we are billing for EEG's and was wondering if we might be missing some codes on the billing. We currently use CPT's: 95816 95819 95812 95813 95953 Any thoughts???... [ Read More ]

Neurology question

Per CPT guidelines CPT 95812 excludes 95957. If these codes were not done the same day will the 95957 still bundle into the 95812? Thanks!... [ Read More ]

Need help 95812-95819

[b]95812-95819[/b] When billing for an extended EEG, I would think that medical necessity would play a big part as you are doing a much longer EEG than normal. I also would not bill the 95819 with th... [ Read More ]

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