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EMG for MG Patients

Published on Fri Sep 20, 2019

Question: Notes indicate that the PM physician performed “needle EMG, 1 fiber.” The notes also state that the physician diagnosed “MG” after the encounter. Can you help me decipher these notes and tell me which CPT® and ICD-10 codes I should report? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: Based on the information you provide, it seems that the physician performed a needle electromyography [...]
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