G58.8 — Other specified mononeuropathies
ICD-10-CM
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
No active coverage policies found for this code (low confidence)
Documentation Required
- All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record, be legible, include appropriate patient identification (e.g., full name, dates of service), and be available to the contractor upon request.
- The medical record must identify the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
- The submitted medical record must support the selected diagnosis code(s) and the submitted CPT/HCPCS code must accurately describe the service performed.
- When NCSs and NEMG are performed on the same day for the same patient they must be reported on the same claim.
Key Coverage Criteria
- Regional or local nerve blocks performed as part of an operative procedure (e.g., adjunct to or sole means of regional/local anesthesia for the procedure) are not affected by this non-coverage policy and may be billed as anesthesia for the operative procedure.
- Nerve conduction studies (NCS) without needle electromyography (NEMG) are allowed for individuals being evaluated for carpal tunnel syndrome or tarsal tunnel syndrome when one of the diagnosis codes G56.01, G56.02, G56.03, G56.11, G56.12, G56.13, G56.21, G56.22, G56.23, G57.51, G57.52, or G57.53 is reported.
- NCS without NEMG is allowed for individuals with significant lymphedema in the affected extremity when diagnosis code I89.0 is reported in addition to the primary diagnosis.
- NCS without NEMG is allowed for individuals treated with anticoagulants when diagnosis code Z79.01 or Z79.02 is reported in addition to the primary diagnosis.
- Regional or local nerve blocks performed as an adjunct to, or as the sole means of, regional/local anesthesia for an operative procedure are not affected by this noncoverage policy (i.e., such intraoperative regional/local anesthesia is allowed).
- No specific coverage indications are stated in this billing/coding guideline; refer to Local Coverage Determination L37641 for covered indications for continuous peripheral nerve blocks (CPNB).
20 Active Policies
L34594 — Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
J05
A57478 — Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
J05
A57452 — Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Blocks
J06
L35098 — Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
J06
L35074
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