CPT^® 95887, Under Electromyography Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95887 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Electromyography Procedures.

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The provider performs needle electromyography in muscles supplied, or stimulated, by cranial nerves at the same session as a separately reportable nerve conduction studies.

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What CPT for Thoracic Paraspinal EMG w/ NCS? emg nerve conduction neuro paraspinal

Hi - I'm newer to coding Nerve Conduction Studies and EMGs and have questions about codes the provider selected: 95911 for NCS, and 95886, 95885 and 95869 for EMG My main question has to do with 9586... [ Read More ]

NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIIES DENYING FOR MISSING INCLOMPLETE MODIFIER WITH BCBSKS

Anyone else having trouble getting Codes 95907-95912 and 95885-95887? denying for missing incomplete modifier. Provider own his equipment so I know it doesn't need TC/26 modifiers. Laterality mods do ... [ Read More ]

EMG's and Medicare Refusing to Pay

[QUOTE="shill4455, post: 436641, member: 464599"] [B]EMG's/Medicare[/B] Hi, I have not had any issues with Medicare paying EMG's at our Neurology office other then when the provider adds 2 units to ... [ Read More ]

EMG's and Medicare Refusing to Pay

[b]EMG's/Medicare[/b] Hi, I have not had any issues with Medicare paying EMG's at our Neurology office other then when the provider adds 2 units to 95887. Medicare will only cover one unit. As far a... [ Read More ]

new patient after Dr. prEMGeforms

Based on what you're saying, I would bill the patient as new. If for the EMG you are just billing codes with a TC/PC split, e.g. codes from the range 95860-95887 for EMGs, most payers will not consid... [ Read More ]

Coding EMG/NCS on patient with neck injury

Hello all, I code inpatient mental health for a psych hospital. We periodically send patients out to other specialty providers for consultations and tests (MRI, US, etc). As such, we are [U]required[... [ Read More ]

Emg - help on coding

[b]EMG Coding[/b] Make sure to verify with the payer if they still allow 95861 as the EMG codes have been replaced by 95885, 95886 and 95887.... [ Read More ]

Nerve Conduction Study

Hi can anyone tell me if Medicare takes back money due to patient being in SNF for codes 95911, 95886 & 95887. Can any of this be rebilled for the professional services?... [ Read More ]

EMG 95887 denial from Medicare

Medicare has a max unit of 1... [url]http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/MUE.html[/url] [B]MUE Edits - 95887 Medically Unlikely Edits for Code: 95887 Units ... [ Read More ]

EMG 95887 denial from Medicare

[b]95887[/b] There's a correction in the january 2014 CPT Assistant(volume 24, issue 1) that allows for more than once per session.... [ Read More ]

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