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Reader Questions:

Internist Might Report 95905

Published on Sat Apr 24, 2010

Question: A primary care referral source recently contacted our neurology practice to ask how to report pre-configured nerve conduction tests that they are performing. They didn't give us much more information than that. What might they be looking for?New Mexico SubscriberAnswer: More than likely they are looking for the correct code to use for a pre-configured nerve conduction study (NCS). You'll need to get more details on what actually took place during the exam, but you might turn to 95905 (Motor and/or sensory nerve conduction, using preconfigured electrode array[s], amplitude and latency/velocity study, each limb, includes F-wave study when performed, with interpretation and report).Internists are more likely to perform a pre-configured NCS (95905). Neurologists typically perform NCS with individually placed stimulating, receiving, and ground electrodes, which you would report with 95900-95904 (Nerve conduction, amplitude, and latency/velocity study, each nerve...).Look: Units of service for 95905 are based on each extremity tested, [...]
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