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Medical Coding

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A patient needs to have an electroencephalography (EEG) performed while awake and asleep. What is the correct code for this procedure?
  1. 95816
  2. 95819
  3. 95822
  4. 95824
Explanation
Answer: B - 95819 is the correct code for EEG, including recording awake and asleep.
Code 95816 is incorrect because this code is for recording awake and drowsy EEG. Code 95822 is incorrect because this recording is done during a coma or only during sleep. Code 95824 is incorrect because this code is for EEG performed for cerebral death evaluation only.
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