AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 1 (January)

Medicine/Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures (January 2009)

January 2009 page 8a Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Porcedures, 95874, 95873 (Q&A) Question: When needle electromyography (EMG) guidance for chemical denervation injection is used and the equipment used provides only audio readings, not visual/graphic readings, is it appropriate to use CPT code 95874? Answer: Yes. It is appropriate to report code 95874, Needle electromyography for guidance in conjunction with chemodenervation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), for EMG guidance for chemical denervation injection using equipment that provides audio-only readings, not visual/graphic readings. However, diagnostic EMGs, which are reported using codes 95860-95872, need both audio and...

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