tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 17

Yes, You CAN Report Electrical Stimulation

Report Using 97032, Not 64565If your physician performs neuromuscular electrical stimulation for patients with spinal cord injuries, you can finally bill Medicare for this tricky procedure. On July 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it would expand coverage of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) "to assist people with spinal cord injuries in walking" - but only if you report the appropriate code and provide the necessary documentation. Although electrical spinal cord treatment is  "neuromuscular electrical stimulation," you should not report it using CPT 64565 (Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrodes; neuromuscular). Rather, the neurologist...

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