An external company provides intraoperative monitoring technologists to hospitals and outpatient surgery centers. A physician on the hospitals medical staff monitors the cases remotely online in real time by logging into the external companys machines. The physician reports code 95941 for each hour of monitoring after baseline testing. May the external companys technologists report code 95940 because they are physically in the operating room providing the technical component during the recording? If not, what code should they use to report their monitoring time? ...

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Article Overview

This article explains how CPT guidance applies when an external company supplies intraoperative monitoring technologists to hospitals and outpatient surgery centers, while a physician monitors cases remotely in real time. It is relevant to coders, billers, compliance staff, and monitoring companies working with facility-based neurophysiology services. The discussion focuses on how the monitoring service is characterized, which provider types may report it, and why the article frames reimbursement for technical staff time as a payment-policy issue rather than a separate CPT reporting matter.

Why This Topic Matters

Facilities and monitoring companies need clarity on how intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring services are represented in CPT and how physician-versus-technical work is treated. Understanding the article helps avoid unsupported billing practices and aligns reporting with the service structure described in CPT Assistant guidance.

Codes Discussed

• CPT: 95940
• CPT: 95941
• CPT: 26
• CPT: TC

Modifiers Discussed

• CPT: 26
• CPT: TC

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