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CPT® 2013 Update:

You Now Have More Choices for Your PSG and Allergy Testing Reporting

Published on Thu Dec 27, 2012

Don’t forget to take into account descriptor changes to old code sets. When your pulmonologist performs polysomnography (PSG) or allergy testing after Jan.1, 2013 don’t forget to consider changes that CPT® has introduced to these services -- you’ll now have to factor in the age of the patient when reporting PSG while allergy testing now covers more than just physicians. Upgrade PSG Coding With 95782 and 95783 We previously covered that in 2013 you will have expanded coding options for reporting polysomnography depending on age. You now have two new codes to report when your pulmonologist performs these services to a child aged below six. 95782 (Polysomnography, younger than 6 years, sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters of sleep, attended by a technologist) 95783 (Polysomnography, younger than 6 years, sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters of sleep, with initiation of continuous positive airway pressure therapy or bi-level [...]
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