CPT^® 95864, Under Electromyography Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95864 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Electromyography Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider uses an electromyograph to record electrical activity that skeletal muscle cells produce while the provider inserts needles into the muscle during rest and while contracted. The provider can hear the recordings on a loudspeaker.

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95886 Stand Alone

[QUOTE="cmleinenbach, post: 469071, member: 506298"] My Provider only billed for the 95886 (needle EMG) without the primary code because provider did not do a study (95907 through 95913). This was den... [ Read More ]

NCS with or without EMG

[b]Billing for EMG/NCS on different days.[/b] If your provider is billing for these two procedures on different days then perhaps you are not following the CMS guidelines which require in most instan... [ Read More ]

Intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring with Electrocorticogram 95940 + 95829

95940 is an add-on code that requires one of the parent codes to be also reported: [INDENT]This code can be reported with code(s): 92585, 95822, 95860, 95861, 95863, 95864, 95865, 95866, 95867, 95868,... [ Read More ]

Uhc & emg 95886 add on denial for max qty 95886 denial emg maximum exceeded uhc

I have done everything I could to research this further. No matter how I bill this whether it is 1, 2, 3 or 4 units on line line item it denies. It does not do this for ANY OTHER carrier. This billing... [ Read More ]

neurology

[QUOTE="aparscal, post: 363147, member: 284551"]I just started billing neurology and I'm struggling with two CPT codes that my doctor is biling together. Hes billing 95908 and 95860 together and the b... [ Read More ]

neurology

I just started billing neurology and I'm struggling with two CPT codes that my doctor is biling together. Hes billing 95908 and 95860 together and the book says use EMG codes 95860-95864 when no nerve... [ Read More ]

Emg - help on coding

Thanks so much Meagan. Now I can note CPT 95885 or 95886 can be use when extremity studies are done With OR Without related paraspinals once nerve conduction studies (CPT 95907-95913) are done on ... [ Read More ]

Pedicle screw testing

You are correct. The monitoring should not be reported as nerve conduction studies. The following is from the May 2013 CPT Assistant: [INDENT][/INDENT]"Use electromyography codes 95860-95864, 95869,... [ Read More ]

Emg/ncv

The two code sets for EMGs should not be billed together, i.e. 95860 should not be billed with 95885 or 95886. They are either / or codes If physician performs EMG [U]without[/U] nerve conduction st... [ Read More ]

Nerve Tests/Medicare Rejection Question

As of January 1st, 95903/95904 are inactive. You will want to refer to the new codes 95907-95913. Also, as of January 1, 2012, 95860-95864 are only to be billed when an EMG is done with out NCV. Other... [ Read More ]

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