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Neurosurgery Coding Alert

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Published on Wed Feb 18, 2015

Question: Can we bill for an EEG when our physician reads one in addition to a hospital visit? We have faced a denial from Medicare. Can you please provide guidance for the best approach? Illinois Subscriber Answer: You can report EEG reading with hospital visit. The NCCI currently has no bundling edits between the electroencephalogram codes and the initial or subsequent visit [...]
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