AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 4 (April)

Nervous System/Surgery (April 2002)

April 2002 page 18a Coding Consultation Nervous System, Surgery, 64550, 97014, 97032 (Q&A) Question Should I use the modality codes from the medicine section of the CPT book to report application of a TENS unit? AMA Comment CPT code 64550, Application of surface (transcutaneous) neurostimulator, is intended to report the initial application of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit in which electrodes are placed on the skin by the physician and the patient then takes the unit home. The patient operates the TENS unit at home (eg, changing voltages). This code identifies the initial application before the...

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