Question: My neurologist administered an EEG that lasted for an hour. The notes from the encounter say that the patient was drowsy, but didn’t actually fall asleep during the test. I’m not sure now how to interpret that. What’s the correct code for this situation?
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Answer: When a neurologist documents that a patient did not fall asleep during an Electroencephalogram (EEG) exam, you should submit 95816 (Electroencephalogram [EEG]; including recording awake and drowsy). Coding an EEG [...]
