AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 3 (March)

New 2020 Long-Term EEG Monitoring Codes (March 2020)

March 2020 pages 8-12 New 2020 Long-Term EEG Monitoring Codes Changes were made to electroencephalogram (EEG) long-term continuous recording services in the Special Electroencephalography (EEG) Tests subsection of the 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set to reflect changes in clinical practice and improvements in long-term EEG services. Two new subsections were created to distinguish between the setup and the actual monitoring services, decoupling the technical component from the professional component of services provided. Introductory guidelines were revised to include new definitions (eg, qualifications of those who are able to perform long-term EEG recording services). A new “Long-term...

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