CPT Knowledgebase - Mar 26, 2014

It is my understanding that code 95940, Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring in the operating room, one on one monitoring requiring personal attendance, each 15 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), and code 95941, Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby) or for monitoring of more than one case while in the operating room, per hour (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), contain both a professional and technical portion of the services. Is it appropriate to append modifier 26 to codes 95940 and 95941? Is the technical portion of the testing part of the monitoring or part of the study it is associated with?

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