AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 1 (January)

Medicine Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (January 2000)

January 2000 page 10a Coding Consultation Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures, Medicine, 95900, 95903 (Q&A) Question When procedure code 95900 is reported, is it appropriate to also report 95903 when f-wave is performed as well? AMA Comment CPT code 95903, Nerve conduction, amplitude and latency/velocity study, each nerve, any/all site(s) along the nerve; motor, with F-wave study, includes nerve conduction study without F-wave study as an integral component. Therefore, if a nerve conduction study with F-wave study is performed on a single motor nerve, you should report only code 95903, as this also includes nerve conduction study without F-wave...

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