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Know How to Line up Providers With Proper EEG Codes

Published on Mon Aug 31, 2026

Physicians and technologists have their own CPT® codes for these tests. When a patient presents with a clinical concern that leads the physician to suspect seizures or an unexplained episodic event, they may order an electroencephalogram (EEG) to review the electrical activity in the patient’s brain. While you’ll report many tests with a single CPT® code and add modifiers for [...]
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