AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 2 (February)

Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (February 2006)

February 2006 page 15a Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures, 95921, 95923 (Q&A) Question With respect to the autonomic function test code series (95921-95923), can you clarify some of the terms included in the code descriptors? Specifically, what do the following terms mean: Valsalva maneuver, Valsalva ratio, and quantitative sudomotor axon reflex test (QSART)? AMA Comment To regulate or maintain blood pressure and heart rate when an individual is in different positions (eg, standing up, lying down), the human body employs use of the autonomic nervous system. This system is controlled by the cerebrospinal nerve centers and allows control of...

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