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  1. Can a Sleep Study Code Describe an Awake Test? - 2009-11-29 01:40:36-05
    Question: A sleep study was ordered for a patient diagnosed with hypersomnolence. The neurologist included a multiple wake test in the sleep study. What CPT code should I use for the multiple wake test? Answer: You should use 95805 (Multiple sleep latency or maintenance of wakefulness testing, recording, analysis and interpretation of physiological measurements of sleep [...] Related articles:
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  4. Can a Sleep Study Code Describe an Awake Test? - 2009-11-29 21:58:40-05
    Question: A sleep study was ordered for a patient diagnosed with hypersomnolence. The neurologistincluded a multiple wake test in the sleep study. What CPT code should I use for the multiple wake test? Answer: You should use 95805 (Multiple sleep latency or maintenance of wakefulness testing, recording, analysis and interpretation of physiological measurements of sleep during [...] Related articles:
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  5. CPT 2010 Update: Laboratory & Pathology Coding - 2009-11-29 22:18:11-05
    Stop using general codes for analyte-specific tests. Here’s why.   You have 15 new codes scattered throughout the pathology/laboratory CPT chapter, so we’ll help you jump start your 2010 claims with this how-to inventory.  “From chemistry to surgical pathology, you’ll find new codes in CPT 2010 that you need to know,” says Peggy Slagle, CPC, billingcompliance coordinator at [...] Related articles:
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