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I am new to Neurology coding, our billing company that we use billed an EEG (95957) which AETNA is denying saying it is incidental, I think they are billing the wrong code. Here is the procedure notes:
Procedure Report
Technique:
Digital EEG was recorded on an alert and coherent patient. Recording of EEG, time-locked video, and single-channel EKG was performed with the Cadwell EEG machine. Electrodes were placed on the scalp according to the International 10-20 System. The record was reviewed using the Arc Neuroworks EEG software. Default settings: digital filter bandpass of 1-70 Hz, and 60-Hz notch, sensitivity setting of 7 uV/mm, and time base of 30 mm/s. When necessary, the settings were adjusted during the review process. The patient was awake throughout the study.
EEG Findings:
·Waking background activity: 11 Hz alpha rhythm; posteriorly dominant, bilaterally symmetric, low amplitude, well-organized, reactive to eye opening.
·No epileptiform activity.
·No abnormalities with hyperventilation and photic stimulation.
Interpretation:
Normal waking and drowsy EEG.
What are y'all's thoughts?
Thanks
Procedure Report
Technique:
Digital EEG was recorded on an alert and coherent patient. Recording of EEG, time-locked video, and single-channel EKG was performed with the Cadwell EEG machine. Electrodes were placed on the scalp according to the International 10-20 System. The record was reviewed using the Arc Neuroworks EEG software. Default settings: digital filter bandpass of 1-70 Hz, and 60-Hz notch, sensitivity setting of 7 uV/mm, and time base of 30 mm/s. When necessary, the settings were adjusted during the review process. The patient was awake throughout the study.
EEG Findings:
·Waking background activity: 11 Hz alpha rhythm; posteriorly dominant, bilaterally symmetric, low amplitude, well-organized, reactive to eye opening.
·No epileptiform activity.
·No abnormalities with hyperventilation and photic stimulation.
Interpretation:
Normal waking and drowsy EEG.
What are y'all's thoughts?
Thanks