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Note that CPT code 64550 is for application of surface (transcutaneous) neurostimulator and is an operative/postoperative code. Use of this code would seldom fall under a therapy plan of treatment.
15 kwi 2014 · CPT code 64550, Application of surface (transcutaneous) neurostimulator, is intended to report the initial application of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit in which electrodes are placed on the skin by the physician and the patient then takes the unit home.
1 paź 2018 · The notice period for this LCD begins on 12/14/17 and ends on 01/28/18. Effective 01/29/18, these three contract numbers are being added to this LCD. No coverage, coding or other substantive changes (beyond the addition of the 3 Part A contract numbers) have been completed in this revision.
64550 – Application of surface (Transcutaneous) Neurostimulator – TENS / NMES. This is commonly referred to as “fitting”. This is when you instruct the patient as to where to place electrodes (box in area of treatment) and inform them of warnings, etc. . 97032 – Application of a modality to one or more areas; electrical stimulation.
All physical and occupational therapists should get to know the following CPT categories before billing for their services. Those categories and codes include: PT evaluations (97161-97163) and OT evaluations (97165-97167), which are tiered according to complexity. 97161: PT evaluation (low complexity) 97162: PT evaluation (moderate complexity)
Instructing a patient in the use of a home TENS unit. o Once a trial of TENS has been done in the clinic over 1-2 visits and the patient has had a favorable response, the patient can usually be taught to use a TENS unit for pain control in 1-2 visits.
The Coding and Payment Guide for Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation/ Physical Medicine is designed to be a guide to the specialty procedures classified in the CPT® book. It is structured to help coders understand procedures and translate provider narrative into correct CPT codes by combining many clinical resources into one, easy-to-use source book.
