Nerve Conduction Studies (95900-95904) (February 2008)

Why This Topic Matters

Nerve conduction study reporting can depend on how nerves, branches, and study locations are characterized in CPT guidance. This article is relevant for people who need to interpret AMA clarification material and understand the broader coding context for electrodiagnostic services.

Article Sections

1. Coding Communication: Nerve Conduction Studies

   Introduces the AMA communication and the coding questions it addresses about nerve conduction studies and electrodiagnostic medicine.

2. Purpose and performance of nerve conduction studies

   Describes the general purpose of nerve conduction studies and the broad way the tests are performed for peripheral nervous system evaluation.

3. Reporting studies on multiple places along a nerve and branches

   Discusses how the article frames reporting when testing involves more than one location or branch within the same nerve pathway.

4. Appendix J and nerve branch definitions

   Summarizes the role of Appendix J in identifying nerves and branches referenced in the CPT codebook.

5. Parenthetical note on reporting a single study

   Addresses the article’s discussion of the parenthetical note associated with reporting nerve conduction studies in the CPT code series.

6. Typical number of studies for a diagnosis

   Covers the article’s final discussion of study counts commonly associated with a diagnosis and how that topic is presented in the codebook context.