tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 40

Sleep Test or Polysomnography? Here's How to Tell the Difference

Coding these procedures incorrectly could raise a red flag for auditors.They may seem similar, but there's a big difference between your physician conducting a "sleep study" versus a "polysomnography." Here's how to report the right code for the right procedure to help ensure your physician is getting his due.Polysomnography and Sleep Studies Are Not SynonymousCPT currently includes three codes for polysomnography:• 95808 -- Polysomnography; sleep staging with 1-3 additional parameters of sleep, attended by a technologist• 95810 -- ... sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters of sleep, attended by a technologist• 95811 -- ... sleep staging...

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