Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:
Reporting Tilt Table Function Tests

Published on Fri Jun 24, 2016

Question: After our physician made several attempts to evaluate the autonomic function of a patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome, she decided to perform autonomic function testing. Using a tilt table, the physician tested the patient’s parasympathetic and adrenergic functions. How should I code this encounter? Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: Based on your description, the best coding course would be to report 95924 (Testing of [...]

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