AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 9 (September)

Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (Q&A) (September 2012)

September 2012 page 17b Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures Question:If muscle testing is performed on all the extremities and the trunk (excluding hands), is it appropriate to report code 95833? Answer: Yes. It would be appropriate to report code 95833, Muscle testing, manual (separate procedure) with report; total evaluation of body, excluding hands, because a "total evaluation" does comprise testing of all four extremities and the trunk, excluding the hands. Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (Q&A) (September 2012). CPT® Assistant. 2012; September 2012 page 17b ...

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