CPT^® 95958, Under Other EEG Testing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95958 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other EEG Testing Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider performs the Wada activation test prior to ablative surgery for epilepsy and sometimes prior to tumor resection surgery. It includes electroencephalographic, EEG, monitoring.

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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 ]

Eeg billing

There are 2 other ones that I use quite often that I see you're missing: 95822-Electroencephalogram (eeg); recording in coma or sleep only 95824-Electroencephalogram; cerebral death evaluation only ... [ Read More ]

Wada test

[b]Codes in 2013[/b] Chiming is waay late here, but the codes (for 2013) for this scenario would be 36224-50 and 95958. The radiologist bills the first code and the neurologist the second.... [ Read More ]

Coil Embolization/WADA Test ECA Tumor

I am fairly new at interventional radiology coding and need HELP!!! DX: Intracranial tumor Procedure done: Left common carotid artery angiography Left external carotid artery cath using roadmap t... [ Read More ]

WADA Test

The WADA test itself is usually not done by the radiologists, but from what I understand, it (95958) is coded only once. The radiologist or other physician who does the catheterization prior to the W... [ Read More ]

WADA Test

Would you code 95958 x2? Thanks Right MCA WADA testing: Initially Brevital IA infusion was carried out with microcatheter position at the midportion of the right M1 segment. 3 mg of Brevital was s... [ Read More ]

Balloon Test Occlusion

Does anyone know what a Consulting Neurologist would bill for a Balloon Test Occlusion with Wada Testing? I beleive it would be 61623 & 95958-26 but I was told that CPT 61623 is generally used by Int... [ Read More ]

WADA coding help

Hi all! I have been coding for neurology for the past 2 years and a topic that always surfaces is WADA testing and appropriate coding of. I guess the main questions I need help in answering are: is c... [ Read More ]

Cerebral angiogram & wada testing

You can't charge 37202 75894. it is for [B]therapuetic[/B] infusions only. The IR physician can only code for the catheter placements. the infusion of the drug is not billable because it is not treati... [ Read More ]

Wada test

I usually get the following kind of report with header "WADA test".Can we code CPT 95958 with the interventional codes for this procedure? Risks, benefits , alternatives and possible compli... [ Read More ]

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