AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 9 (September)
Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry (September 2005)
September 2005 page 10 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry, 95970, 95974, 95975 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate code to report for programming and analysis of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy? AMA Comment Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy is a neurostimulator therapy delivered from a small pacemaker-like generator implanted in the chest that sends preprogrammed, intermittent, mild electrical pulses through the vagus nerve in the neck to the brain. Some examples of indications for use of VNS therapy are refractory epilepsy and treatmentresistant depression (TRD). For analysis of an implanted neurostimulator pulse generator without reprogramming...
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