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CPT® 2013 Coding Strategies:

Add Age Criteria to Old Parameters For Accurate PSG Reporting

Published on Tue Jun 25, 2013

Hint: Watch for appropriate modifier usage if time requirements are not met. When your pulmonologist performs a polysomnography (PSG), checking the age of the patient in addition to looking for parameters recorded and the hours spent recording and monitoring the patient will govern your code choice for reporting the procedure. Lookout for Number of Parameters Recorded One thing that helps [...]
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