OIG sets its sights on questionable billing of nerve conduction, EMG tests

Article Overview

This article summarizes an HHS Office of Inspector General review of billing patterns for nerve conduction and electromyography services and CMS’s response to the findings. It is relevant to coders, compliance teams, neurologic and rehabilitation practices, and organizations monitoring audit risk because it discusses the broad types of claims patterns that drew concern, the agencies involved, and the general context of code changes and review activity without providing coding instructions.