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Billing => Billing => : Anne September 28, 2010, 01:39:30 AM

: ST billing question
: Anne September 28, 2010, 01:39:30 AM

I was given charges for speech therapy 92526 (oral function) and 97032 E-stim treatment on same day.  can those two codes be billed on the same day?  Can E-stim be billed using 92526?  Is there another CPT code that's better to use for E-stim? 

: Re: ST billing question
: oneround September 28, 2010, 01:51:33 PM

NOTE: Effective 1/1/09, the facility version of NCCI edits will include edits for the following categories of service: Anesthesia (00100-01999), E&M (92002-92014, 99201-99499), and MH (90804-90911). Prior to 2009, these code pairs were excluded from the facility edits.

Code / Description 
97032  ELECTRICAL STIMULATION M  Rel Wt: 0.00   
 
 
Code 97032 is a component of Column 1 code 92526 but a modifier is allowed in order to differentiate between the services provided.
 
92526  ORAL FUNCTION THERAPY M  Rel Wt: 0.00   
 
 
No bundling issues exist