tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 36

Reader Question: Say Yes to EMG, NCS on Same Day

Question: Can we report nerve conduction studies with electromyography? Are modifiers needed when reporting these services together? Answer: You can report nerve conduction studies with electromyography. According to CPT® guidelines, you can report 95912 (Nerve conduction studies; 11-12 studies) and other nerve conduction studies in conjunction with +95886 (Needle electromyography, each extremity, with related paraspinal areas, when performed, done with nerve conduction, amplitude and latency/velocity study; complete, five or more muscles studied, innervated by three or more nerves or four or more spinal levels [List separately in addition to code for primary procedure]). You report these codes together when...

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