Coding Tips: Get Your Routine And Extended EEG Coding Into Gear With These Pointers

Precise timing of EEG monitoring is the key, frequency is not important.

When reporting EEG recording, the most crucial factor is to time the procedure. If your physician uses advanced techniques, video and digital recordings, you may be faced with additional coding challenges for these services. Read on to equip yourself on how to precisely time the procedure and code the routine, extended, and special monitoring.

Look For How Long the Diagnostic Study Lasted

When reporting EEG, you should look for how long your neurologist did the monitoring. Monitoring that lasts 20 to 40 minutes is said to be routine. You [...]

- Published on 2011-12-01