Respiratory Question for the Week of March 4, 2019

Question:

What code is normally reported for full-night PAP titration and split-night services?

Answer:

For both full-night PAP titration and split-night services, providers commonly bill using HCPCS code 95811.

95811

Polysomnography; age 6 years or older, sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters of sleep, with initiation of continuous positive airway pressure therapy or bi-level ventilation, attended by a technologist

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