Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (Q & A) (January 2011)

January 2011 page 9c Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures Question: Is it appropriate to report CPT code 95920, if less than an hour of intraoperative neurophysiology testing is performed? Answer: It would be appropriate to report CPT add-on code +95920, Intraoperative neurophysiology testing, per hour (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), if the testing duration occurs for 31 minutes or more. The amount of time that intraoperative neurophysiology testing was performed should be documented in the patient’s medical record. If 30 minutes or less of testing is performed, code 95920 is not reported. Medicine: Neurology...

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This article presents a focused CPT Assistant question-and-answer discussion for neurology and neuromuscular procedures. It addresses reporting considerations tied to intraoperative neurophysiology testing time and highlights the importance of documentation for this area of CPT guidance. The content is most relevant to professional coders, billers, and clinicians working with neurology-related operative monitoring services.

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