AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 4 (April)

Electrodiagnostic Medicine (April 2002)

April 2002 pages 1-12 Electrodiagnostic Medicine The electrodiagnostic medicine (EDX) consultation is an important and useful extension of the clinical evaluation of patients with disorders of the peripheral and/or central nervous system. EDX tests are often crucial to evaluating symptoms, arriving at a proper diagnosis, and in following a disease process and its response to treatment in patients with neuromuscular disorders. EDX studies have come under increased scrutiny during the last few years. The factors underlying this scrutiny are many, including over-utilization by some providers, lack of understanding of the tests by third-party payers, and inappropriate use of codes...

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