pclaybaugh
Guru
Greetings,I have read most of the NCS posts and see that most of these are done with an EMG. The code I come up with for this test is 95909 - Nerve conduction studies; 5-6 studies. I would like to know if the comparison hand is also counted, then the code should be 95912. Any feedback greatly appreciated.
Nerve Conduction Studies
Anti Sensory Summary Table
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Median Anti Sensory (2nd Digit) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Ulnar Anti Sensory (5th Digit) [/TD]
Motor Summary Table
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Median Motor (Abd Poll Brev) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Ulnar Motor (Abd Dig Minimi) [/TD]
Comparison Summary Table
[TD="colspan: 9"] Left Median/Ulnar Palm Comparison (Wrist - 8cm) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 9"] Right Median/Ulnar Palm Comparison (Wrist - 8cm) [/TD]
Nerve Conduction Studies
Anti Sensory Left/Right Comparison
[TD="colspan: 12"] Median Anti Sensory (2nd Digit) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Ulnar Anti Sensory (5th Digit) [/TD]
Motor Left/Right Comparison
[TD="colspan: 12"] Median Motor (Abd Poll Brev) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Ulnar Motor (Abd Dig Minimi) [/TD]
Comparison Left/Right Comparison
[TD="colspan: 7"] Median/Ulnar Palm Comparison (Wrist - 8cm) [/TD]
Nerve Conduction Studies
Anti Sensory Summary Table
| Site | NR | Peak (ms) | Norm Peak (ms) | O-P Amp (µV) | Norm O-P Amp | Site1 | Site2 | Delta-0 (ms) | Dist (cm) | Vel (m/s) | Norm Vel (m/s) |
| Wrist | 3.0 | <3.5 | 38.1 | >20 | Wrist | 2nd Digit | 2.5 | 13.0 | 52 | >48 | |
| Wrist | 2.4 | <3.7 | 29.3 | >17.0 | Wrist | 5th Digit | 2.0 | 11.0 | 55 | >50 |
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Median Anti Sensory (2nd Digit) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Ulnar Anti Sensory (5th Digit) [/TD]
Motor Summary Table
| Site | NR | Onset (ms) | Norm Onset (ms) | O-P Amp (mV) | Norm O-P Amp | Site1 | Site2 | Delta-0 (ms) | Dist (cm) | Vel (m/s) | Norm Vel (m/s) |
| Wrist | 3.4 | <4.5 | 9.5 | >3 | Elbow | Wrist | 3.7 | 23.0 | 62 | >48 | |
| Elbow | 7.1 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| Wrist | 2.7 | <3.6 | 7.4 | >5 | B Elbow | Wrist | 3.2 | 20.0 | 63 | >48 | |
| B Elbow | 5.9 | 7.2 | A Elbow | B Elbow | 1.6 | 11.0 | 69 | >48 | |||
| A Elbow | 7.5 | 7.1 |
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Median Motor (Abd Poll Brev) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Right Ulnar Motor (Abd Dig Minimi) [/TD]
| Site | NR | Peak (ms) | Norm Peak (ms) | P-T Amp (µV) | Site1 | Site2 | Delta-P (ms) | Norm Delta (ms) |
| Median Palm | 1.9 | <2.3 | 62.9 | Median Palm | Ulnar Palm | 0.1 | <0.4 | |
| Ulnar Palm | 1.8 | <2.3 | 34.5 | |||||
| Median Palm | 2.1 | <2.3 | 50.8 | Median Palm | Ulnar Palm | 0.3 | <0.4 | |
| Ulnar Palm | 1.8 | <2.3 | 43.8 |
[TD="colspan: 9"] Left Median/Ulnar Palm Comparison (Wrist - 8cm) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 9"] Right Median/Ulnar Palm Comparison (Wrist - 8cm) [/TD]
Anti Sensory Left/Right Comparison
| Site | L Lat (ms) | R Lat (ms) | L-R Lat (ms) | L Amp (µV) | R Amp (µV) | L-R Amp (%) | Site1 | Site2 | L Vel (m/s) | R Vel (m/s) | L-R Vel (m/s) |
| Wrist | 3.0 | 38.1 | Wrist | 2nd Digit | 52 | ||||||
| Wrist | 2.4 | 29.3 | Wrist | 5th Digit | 55 |
[TD="colspan: 12"] Median Anti Sensory (2nd Digit) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Ulnar Anti Sensory (5th Digit) [/TD]
| Site | L Lat (ms) | R Lat (ms) | L-R Lat (ms) | L Amp (mV) | R Amp (mV) | L-R Amp (%) | Site1 | Site2 | L Vel (m/s) | R Vel (m/s) | L-R Vel (m/s) |
| Wrist | 3.4 | 9.5 | Elbow | Wrist | 62 | ||||||
| Elbow | 7.1 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| Wrist | 2.7 | 7.4 | B Elbow | Wrist | 63 | ||||||
| B Elbow | 5.9 | 7.2 | A Elbow | B Elbow | 69 | ||||||
| A Elbow | 7.5 | 7.1 |
[TD="colspan: 12"] Median Motor (Abd Poll Brev) [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"] Ulnar Motor (Abd Dig Minimi) [/TD]
| Site | L Lat (ms) | R Lat (ms) | L-R Lat (ms) | L Amp (µV) | R Amp (µV) | L-R Amp (%) |
| Median Palm | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 62.9 | 50.8 | 19.2 |
| Ulnar Palm | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 43.8 | 21.2 |
[TD="colspan: 7"] Median/Ulnar Palm Comparison (Wrist - 8cm) [/TD]