tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 11
Don't Forget to Charge for Programming
Following implantation of a DBS unit, the surgeon (or a neurologist) must test the device and leads and set the initial programming parameters, both in the operating room and in the office setting during the days and weeks following the implant. CPT provides several codes for this service, including: CPT 95970 - Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator pulse generator system (e.g., rate, pulse amplitude and duration, configuration of wave form, battery status, electrode selectability, output modulation, cycling, impedance and patient compliance measurements); simple or complex brain, spinal cord, or peripheral (i.e., cranial nerve, peripheral nerve, autonomic...
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