CPT^® 95829, Under Electrocorticography

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95829 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Electrocorticography.

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An electrocorticogram (ECoG), also called an intracranial electrocorticogram (iEEG), refers to a recording of the brain’s electrical activity from the cerebral cortex, which is obtained when the provider places electrodes on the surface of the patient’s brain.

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