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The new technical component codes separate the services in several ways. A new code, 95700, is for electrode application and related service initiation. Beyond the set-up code, 3 dimensions define code details. The first dimension identifies whether or not the service uses video with the EEG.
The laparoscopic appendectomy CPT codes are 44950, 44960, 44970 & 44979. These codes can be reported for an operative procedure performed to remove an inflamed appendix from the body; appendicitis is an issue. Appendicitis must be treated in an emergency and without delay in this situation.
CPT code 44970 is a medical billing code for a laparoscopic appendectomy, a minimally invasive surgery to remove the appendix.
A guide to understanding the new CPT codes for billing of video-EEG monitoring that will be effective in January 2020.
replace existing EEG Monitoring codes used for limited electrode set (95950), daily video-EEG (95951), ambula- tory EEG (95953), and daily EEG without video (95956).
It is appropriate to bill the 44970 CPT code when a healthcare provider performs a laparoscopic surgical appendectomy due to an inflamed or burst appendix. The provider must have determined that this minimally invasive procedure is the most suitable treatment option for the patient.
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 44970 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Laparoscopic Procedures on the Appendix. Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.
