2020 Coding Changes for Long Term EEG/VEEG Services

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2020 Coding Changes for Long Term EEG/VEEG ServicesPRESENTED BY:NATHAN B FOUNTAIN, MDGREGORY L BARKLEY, MDMARC R NUWER, MD, PHDSUSAN T HERMAN, MDNAEC/AES SessionDecember 9, 2019History and Coding Revision ProcessNATHAN B FOUNTAIN, MDMEDICAL DIRECTOR, DREIFUSS COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERPAST PRESIDENT, NAEC Learning Objectives of SessionTo understand the history of the long term EEG monitoring Coding structure and its impact on epilepsy care and the reason behind and process for the Coding Changes that will become effective January 1.

Likely reasons – increased use in ICU and coding of 95951 for ambulatory studies with video • CMS asked AMA Relative Update Committee (RUC) to review code. • RUC seeks input from interested medical societies – AAN and ACNS; NAEC included as subject matter experts

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