Benchmark: Denials jump in 2012 for neurologists billing certain electrodiagnostic tests

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers identify where denials increased, why those changes may have occurred, and how code-set updates and oversight concerns can affect billing patterns for electrodiagnostic testing.

Article Sections

1. Benchmark of the week

   A brief benchmark introduction focused on denial patterns for electrodiagnostic services and the time period being compared.

2. Denial rate trends for electromyography services

   Discussion of denial-rate changes for selected electromyography services billed by neurologists over multiple years.

3. Code-set changes and oversight context

   Overview of related code changes, add-on coding context, and the oversight concerns referenced in the article.

4. Denial rates for electromyography tests billed by neurologists 2010-2012

   Presentation of the benchmark topic using Medicare denial-rate data for the years compared in the article.