tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 11

Sleep Studies: Rest Easier Knowing Where to Draw the Line Between Sleep Studies and Polysomnography

Hint: Focus on 3 factors to reach the best coding option.  Being faced with increased scrutiny from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding polysomnography means you’d better know how to code the procedure – and how to distinguish it from a sleep study. Ages, stages, and correct modifier usage can be your ticket to coding confidence.     Starting point: “Sleep studies and polysomnography (PSM) refer to a continuous and simultaneous monitoring and recording of various physiological and pathophysiological parameters of sleep for six or more hours with physician review, interpretation and report,” says...

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