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CPT® 95991, Under Other Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 95991 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures.

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A physician or other qualified health care professional refills a patient’s pump, which provides drugs directly to the spine or brain to treat conditions such as infection or pain. She performs maintenance to ensure proper functioning. She may also perform electronic analysis of the pump.

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Code 62368 Components
62368 Electronic analysis of programmable, implanted pump for intrathecal or epidural drug infusion (includes evaluation of reservoir status, alarm status, drug prescription status); with reprogrammi... [ Read More ]
95990 for a programmable pump?
62367 analysis, evaluation, no reprogramming, no filling 62368 analysis, evaluation, reprogramming, no filling 62370 analysis, evaluation, reprogramming, filling 95990 and 95991 are used for non-prog... [ Read More ]
95990 for a programmable pump?
In the CPT Assistant dated August 2012 it said programmable pumps require programming when they are refilled. So based on that it seems that any refill of a programmable pump should be billed with on... [ Read More ]
cpt 62370 versus 95991
95991 doesn't include reprogramming, just analysis. This may be used to determine if the pump requires reprogramming. If they were to do so in the same session, code 62370 instead. In 62370, the prov... [ Read More ]
Electronic Pump refill and reprogramming
Here are the full descriptors, emphasis is mine. [URL='https://selectcoder.decisionhealth.com/mvc/CPT/Details/62370?context='][U][COLOR=#0066cc]62370[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [B] [/B]Electronic analysis of ... [ Read More ]
cpt 62370 versus 95991
can someone tell me the difference between cpt code 62370 and 95991? both require skill of physician. AAPC look up coder states for 62370 clinical responsibility places electrodes at the site of the ... [ Read More ]
Electronic Pump refill and reprogramming
can someone tell me the difference between cpt code 62370 and 95991? thank you... [ Read More ]
62368 POS12 issue
[b]What is reprogramming of Intrathecal PUMP?[/b] I am eager to understand What is the actuall difference in Codes 95990-95991 and 62370, as per cpt code description they diffier 95990-91 are refill... [ Read More ]
Pain Pump Refill
We just bill the pain pump refill on days they have it regardless of the above and beyond rule with never billing visit on those days. But technically the use of modifier 25 allows for a visit to be b... [ Read More ]
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Good Afternoon Kimberly, I posted this same question earlier and got no response. Is 95991 the correct code to use? or Just E&M. Thank you... [ Read More ]
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