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Change EMG Coding When NCS Occurs

Published on Wed Feb 15, 2023

CPT® considers EMG secondary to NCS, so code appropriately. Patients requiring needle electromyography (EMG) raise several coding challenges. First, you have to know how extensive the EMG is. Then, you’ll have to decide whether to code for a nerve conduction study (NCS), which very often follows a needle EMG. These codes have some specific rules of their own, as well. [...]
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