AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 7 (July)

Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (Q&A) (July 2017)

July 2017 page 10b Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures Question: When reporting code 95887, may specific thoracic paraspinal muscles be reported separately when studied on the same side and/or on the same day as a complete or limited electromyography (EMG) (95885, 95886) performed in conjunction with nerve conduction study (NCS) on the same day? If the contralateral thoracic paraspinal muscles were also tested in conjunction with the EMG, how many units of code 95887 should be reported? Answer: If the thoracic paraspinal muscles are studied (unilaterally or bilaterally) on the same day that one or more limbs are studied...

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