CPT^® 95873, Under Ischemic Muscle Testing Procedures and Guidance Procedures for Chemodenervation

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95873 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Ischemic Muscle Testing Procedures and Guidance Procedures for Chemodenervation.

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In this procedure, the provider uses electrical stimulation to identify specific nerves to inject with medication to control various disorders.

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henleyre1, Per EncoderPro, report 64615 only once. 64615 refers to the entire destruction procedure that includes multiple injections. 64615 is not to be reported with 64612 or 64615. If electrica... [ Read More ]

95874

There is a difference of policy between CPT and Medicare. CPT parenthetical note for 95873& 95874 - "Do not report more than one guidance code for each corresponding chemodenervation code." Which me... [ Read More ]

Chemodenervation

I have a PM&R physician who is inquiring if Phenol is considered chemodenervation. I have not been able to find any credible sources to clarify his inquiry. Does anyone have information regarding ch... [ Read More ]

ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric injection with nerve stimulator

95873 is reported with chemodenervation procedures. It would not be reported with CPT 64425. The electrical stimulation would be considered bundle per NCCI and could include codes that would be bundl... [ Read More ]

ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric injection with nerve stimulator

My physician did a ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve injection. He used a nerve stimulator or "precise placement of needle", He billed 64425 and 95873. Code 95873 is hitting an edit because the "p... [ Read More ]

Stump Neuroma RFA

CPT 95873 is designated to report with chemodenervation codes such as current codes extremity codes 64642-64645. CPT 95873 is not reported for radiofrequency ablation code CPT 64640. Below it is not... [ Read More ]

Stump Neuroma RFA

My physician performed an RFA on a lower extremity stump neuroma and is billing with 64640 along with 95873 for the guideance, but I know this is not correct. Can anyone help me with how to code this?... [ Read More ]

Admin code for botox

Below is from 2013 April AMA CPT Assistant . Although the article mentions 64613 which has been replaced in 2014. The coding guidance for 64615 is still current. There is not a requirement that guidan... [ Read More ]

Cpt 95874

Also per the 2013 CPT parenthetical note "Use 95873, 95874 in conjunction with 64612-64614" which does not include the 64615 code as one of the allowable parent codes for these add-on codes.... [ Read More ]

Chemodenervation 64615 used with EMG 95874

From AMA 2013 CPT Manual, (Use 95873, 95874 in conjunction with 64612-64614) [url]http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions-managing-your-practice/coding-billing-insurance/cpt/ab... [ Read More ]

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