AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 3 (March)

Coding Update: Neuromuscular Testing - Needle Electromyography Changes for 2015 (March 2015)

March 2015 page 6 Coding Update: Neuromuscular Testing - Needle Electromyography Changes for 2015 In the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2015 code set, guideline revisions were made to the needle electromyography (EMG) codes with the addition of instructional notes to support these changes. Codes 95860-95887 include the interpretation of electrical waveforms measured by equipment, which produces both visible and audible components of electrical signals recorded from the muscle(s) studied by the needle electrode. Revised Guidelines The electromyography guidelines were revised to indicate that EMG for nonextremity muscles is reported only once per anatomic site (code 95887). The guidelines...

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