AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 7 (July)
Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (Q & A) (July 2013)
July 2013 page 11a Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures Question: How many times may CPT code 95806 , Sleep study, unattended, simultaneous recording of, heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory airflow, and respiratory effort (eg, thoracoabdominal movement) , be reported per study? Answer: CPT code 95806 , Sleep study, unattended, simultaneous recording of, heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory airflow, and respiratory effort (eg, thoracoabdominal movement), may be reported only one time per study. Code 95806 is not a time-based code so one incidence of the code includes all of the service involved with one unattended sleep study service. Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures...
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Article Overview
This July 2013 CPT Assistant Q&A article addresses a neurology and neuromuscular procedures topic focused on reporting an unattended sleep study service. It is intended for coding professionals, billers, and clinical documentation staff who work with CPT-based neurology-related services and need to understand the article’s scope before reading the full guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers quickly determine whether the article is relevant to sleep study reporting within neurology and neuromuscular coding and signals that the content is a concise Q&A rather than a broader review.
Article Sections
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July 2013 page 11a
A short Q&A page from a CPT Assistant neurology and neuromuscular procedures issue. The section centers on reporting guidance for a sleep study service.
What You Will Learn
- The article’s general focus within neurology and neuromuscular procedures
- How the Q&A format frames guidance for a sleep study service
- That the content is based on CPT Assistant material from July 2013
- The type of reporting question addressed in the article
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Medical billers
- Compliance staff
- Clinical documentation specialists
- Neurology practice administrators
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