DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2026 Issue 3 (March)

Neuro, psych test codes continue utilization rise, denial rates steady

A utilization jump for several primary psychological, neuropsychological and neurobehavioral testing codes that began in 2019 continued in 2024, the latest year of available Medicare numbers. Even the runt of the litter — a seldom-claimed test code plagued by high denial rates (96146) — saw a usage boost.

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