LCD Reference Article Billing and Coding Article

Billing and Coding: Special EEG Tests

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Billing and Coding: Special EEG Tests
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Billing and Coding
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10/03/2018
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10/01/2020
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This Billing and Coding Article provides billing and coding guidance for Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L34521 Special EEG Tests. Please refer to the LCD for reasonable and necessary requirements.

Coding Guidance

Notice: It is not appropriate to bill Medicare for services that are not covered (as described by the entire LCD) as if they are covered. When billing for non-covered services, use the appropriate modifier.

Documentation Requirements

  1. All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record and made available to the contractor upon request.
  2. Every page of the record must be legible and include appropriate patient identification information (e.g., complete name, dates of service[s]). The documentation must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care to the patient.
  3. The submitted medical record must support the use of the selected ICD-10-CM code(s). The submitted CPT/HCPCS code must describe the service performed.
  4. An order from the treating physician/nonphysician practitioner as required by CFR, Title 42, Volume 2, Chapter IV, Part 410.32(a) Ordering diagnostic tests.

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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

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It is the provider’s responsibility to select codes carried out to the highest level of specificity and selected from the ICD-10-CM code book appropriate to the year in which the service is rendered for the claim(s) submitted.

The following ICD-10-CM codes support medical necessity and provide coverage for CPT codes: 95700, 95705, 95706, 95707, 95708, 95709, 95710, 95711, 95712, 95713, 95714, 95715, 95716, 95717, 95718, 95719, 95720, 95721, 95722, 95723, 95724, 95725, 95726, and 95957.

 

Group 1 Codes
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F44.4 Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit
F44.5 Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions
F44.6 Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit
F44.7 Conversion disorder with mixed symptom presentation
G40.001 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.009 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.011 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.019 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.101 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.109 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.111 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.119 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.201 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.209 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.211 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.219 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.301 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.309 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.311 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.319 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.A01 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.A09 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.A11 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.A19 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.B01 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.B09 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.B11 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.B19 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.42 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Like 5 Deficiency Disorder
G40.501 Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.509 Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.801 Other epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.802 Other epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.803 Other epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.804 Other epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.811 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.812 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.813 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.814 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.821 Epileptic spasms, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.822 Epileptic spasms, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.823 Epileptic spasms, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.824 Epileptic spasms, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.833 Dravet syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.834 Dravet syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.89 Other seizures
G40.901 Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.909 Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.911 Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.919 Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status epilepticus
I45.9 Conduction disorder, unspecified
I67.9 Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified
R55 Syncope and collapse
R56.1 Post traumatic seizures
R56.9 Unspecified convulsions
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ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

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All those not listed under the “ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity” section of this article.

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XX000 Not Applicable
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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
10/01/2020 R2

Revision Number: 2
Publication: September 2020 Connection
LCR A/B2020-065

Explanation of Revision: Based on CR 11895 and CR 11845 (Annual 2021 ICD-10-CM Update), the Billing and Coding Article was revised to add ICD-10-CM codes G40.42, G40.833, and G40.834 to “ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity/ Group 1 Codes:”. Additional formatting changes have also been made throughout the document. The effective date of this revision is for dates of service on or after October 1, 2020.

01/01/2020 R1

Revision Number: 1
Publication: December 2019 Connection
LCR A/B2020-001

Explanation of Revision: Annual 2020 HCPCS Update. CPT codes 95950, 95951, 95953 and 95956 were deleted. In addition, CPT codes 95700, 95705, 95706, 95707, 95708, 95709, 95710, 95711, 95712, 95713, 95714, 95715, 95716, 95717, 95718, 95719, 95720, 95721, 95722, 95723, 95724, 95725 and 95726 were added. The effective date of this revision is based on date of service.

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