Autonomic Nervous System Function Testing (September 2020)

Why This Topic Matters

Accurate understanding of autonomic function testing reporting helps support consistent coding and documentation for these specialized physiologic tests.

Article Sections

1. Autonomic Function Tests

   Introduces the relevant CPT code group and the overall purpose of the article. It frames the testing categories addressed in the remainder of the guidance.

2. Autonomic Nervous System

   Summarizes the physiologic background of the autonomic nervous system and the general function areas involved in testing. This section provides context for the testing categories discussed later.

3. Coding Tip

   Presents a coding note related to one of the autonomic testing categories. The guidance is limited to reporting considerations discussed by the article.

4. Coding Tip

   Provides a separate reporting note for another autonomic testing category. It highlights a procedural requirement discussed in the article.

5. Coding Tip

   Offers additional reporting guidance for another test category and its required testing elements. This section continues the article’s coding-focused clarification.

6. Coding Tip

   Explains a reporting note tied to the combined-function testing categories. It addresses how the article differentiates related test approaches.

7. Tilt Table Testing

   Describes tilt table testing as a general method used in autonomic evaluation and places it in historical and clinical context. The section explains the broader testing approach without focusing on specific case details.

8. Coding Tip

   Gives a brief note about when to use the alternate reporting approach discussed in the article. It reinforces the article’s broader guidance on test selection.

9. Terms Related to Autonomic Function Testing

   Defines key terminology used in the descriptor language for autonomic testing. The section supports understanding of the testing concepts and related physiologic measurements.

10. Clinical Example (95921) / Description of Procedure (95921)

    Provides a representative clinical scenario and a procedure narrative for one autonomic testing category. The example illustrates the type of case context discussed in the article.

11. Clinical Example (95922) / Description of Procedure (95922)

    Provides a representative clinical scenario and a procedure narrative for another autonomic testing category. The example shows how the article ties testing concepts to clinical use.

12. Clinical Example (95923) / Description of Procedure (95923)

    Provides a representative clinical scenario and a procedure narrative for sudomotor testing. The section expands on the testing context covered in the article.

13. Clinical Example (95924) / Description of Procedure (95924)

    Provides a representative clinical scenario and a procedure narrative for combined autonomic testing. The section reflects the article’s discussion of multiple related test components.

14. Clinical Example (95943) / Description of Procedure (95943)

    Provides a representative clinical scenario and a procedure narrative for the simultaneous quantitative testing approach. The section completes the article’s set of example-based explanations.