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    Wiki EMG codes 95910 and 95886

    My provider is trying to bill the codes 95910 and 95886 together for an EMG to Medicare. It is coming back that there is an error with the coding. Does anyone know how to code these correctly?
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    Wiki EMG coding 95910 and 95886

    My provider is trying to bill the codes 95910 and 95886 together for an EMG to Medicare. It is coming back that there is an error with the coding. Does anyone know how to code these correctly?
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    Wiki EMG codes 95910 and 95886

    My provider is trying to bill the codes 95910 and 95886 together for an EMG to Medicare. It is coming back that there is an error with the coding. Does anyone know how to code these correctly?
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    Wiki All EMGs with NCS for bilateral extremities billing question

    Our new Pain Management provider has just yesterday informed me that he and his staff have always been billing them like this: "Bilateral Upper Extremities: 95911 for 9-10 studies 95886 95886, 76 modifier Bilateral Lower Extremities: 95910 for 7-8 studies 95886 95886, 76 modifiers The lower...
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    Wiki What CPT for Thoracic Paraspinal EMG w/ NCS?

    Hi - I'm newer to coding Nerve Conduction Studies and EMGs and have questions about codes the provider selected: 95911 for NCS, and 95886, 95885 and 95869 for EMG My main question has to do with 95869 EMG thoracic paraspinal muscles (excluding T1 or T12). If I understand this section in the CPT...
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    Wiki I have a question regarding EMG billing

    My facility has an electromyographer (EMG tech) come to our office twice a week to perform EMGs. We have been billing the EMGs under the referring doctor. Most of the time that referring doctor is in the buildling at the time that the EMG is performed and this is billed as incident-to...
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    Wiki 95885 and 95886

    Medicare informed me, both 95885 and 95886 will not pay when billed together, even if billed with a -59 mod. Is this true?
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    Wiki Uhc & emg 95886 add on denial for max qty

    I have done everything I could to research this further. No matter how I bill this whether it is 1, 2, 3 or 4 units on line line item it denies. It does not do this for ANY OTHER carrier. This billing for up to 4 units per line item was acceptable until 2015- mid 2016, then late 2016-early 2017...
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    Wiki Can a Physician charge an E&M with an EMG?

    Any help with this question would be greatly appreciated. Reference materials are welcomed also, thank you!
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    Wiki NCV denials from Medicare

    We are seeing an increased number of denials from Medicare for NCV testing (95911-95913) when billed alone (without the EMG). The denials state 'not deemed a medical necessity'. Dx codes used are included in the LCD. Anyone else having this problem?
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    Wiki emg billing need advice

    I am new to billing emg, dr. did 95911 RT, 95911 LT, 95885 RT AND 95885 LT, I don't think this is correct, any advice would help
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    Wiki EMG/NCS non-physician supervision

    OK... You can bill an EMG on it's own, and you can bill an EMG with an NCV, but if you bill Medicare for an NCV without an EMG you have to have a medical diagnosis preventing the EMG. My provider didnt provide one in one of his dictations, so I asked him and he said the reason he didn't do the...
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