Clinical Policy Title: Ambulatory and Video Electroencephalogram (AEEG, VEEG)
Clinical Policy Number: 09.01.05
Effective Date:
Initial Review Date:
Most Recent Review Date:
Next Review Date:
October 1, 2014
March 19, 2014
April 15, 2015
March 2016
Policy contains:
• Ambulatory EEG.
• Video EEG.
• Epilepsy, seizure disorder.
See Also: Telemedicine Policy #18.02.01
ABOUT THIS POLICY: Keystone First has developed clinical policies to assist with making coverage determinations. Keystone First’s clinical policies
are based on guidelines from established industry sources, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state regulatory agencies, the
American Medical Association (AMA), medical specialty professional societies, and peer-reviewed professional literature. These clinical policies along
with other sources, such as plan benefits and state and federal laws and regulatory requirements, including any state- or plan-specific definition of
“medically necessary,” and the specific facts of the particular situation are considered by Keystone First when making coverage determinations. In the
event of conflict between this clinical policy and plan benefits and/or state or federal laws and/or regulatory requirements, the plan benefits and/or
state and federal laws and/or regulatory requirements shall control. Keystone First’s clinical policies are for informational purposes only and not
intended as medical advice or to direct treatment. Physicians and other health care providers are solely responsible for the treatment decisions for
their patients. Keystone First’s clinical policies are reflective of evidence-based medicine at the time of review. As medical science evolves, Keystone
First will update its clinical policies as necessary. Keystone First’s clinical policies are not guarantees of payment.
Coverage policy
Keystone First considers the use of Ambulatory EEG and Video EEG to be clinically proven and, therefore,
medically necessary when the following criteria are met:
A. Ambulatory electroencephalography (AEEG):
1. A seizure disorder is suspected but not defined by history, physical examination or
resting EEG; or
2. Used in the differential diagnosis of syncope or transient ischemic attack where history,
physical examination and resting EEG do not elucidate the diagnosis.
B. Video electroencephalography (VEEG or video EEG)
a. When ordered by a pediatric or adult neurologist or neurosurgeon.
b. In children or adults with a seizure disorder of uncertain diagnosis only after history,
physical examination and resting EEG have failed to establish the diagnosis.
c. Non-neurologic conditions such as cardiovascular, chemical or metabolic etiologies have
been considered and excluded.
d. The video EEG is necessary for one of the following indications:
i. To establish the initial diagnosis of a seizure disorder not evident from history,
physical examination and standard EEG.
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ii. To establish the specific diagnostic category of seizure disorder that has not
been determined through history, physical examination and other EEG.
iii. To establish a diagnosis of psychogenic seizure.
iv. For identification of seizure focus in children or adults being considered for
seizure surgery.
C. Intraoperative EEG
a. By scalp electrodes: To monitor cerebral function during intracranial vascular surgery
b. By grid monitoring: To assist with localization of epileptogenic foci for potential resection
in cases of intractable seizure activity not responsive to medical management, and when
surface EEG did not provide adequate data.
Limitations:
• Keystone First considers the use of AEEG and VEEG to be investigational and therefore, not
medically necessary for monitoring medication adjustments or treatments.
• VEEG and AEEG are not supported by clinical evidence for evaluation of classic febrile seizures.
• Video EEG monitoring exceeding 72 hours does not generally improve diagnostic capability and is
not medically necessary.
• Repeat VEEG tests are not commonly indicated and will be evaluated individually based upon unique
circumstances.
• VEEG is not covered to establish a diagnosis of brain death.
All other uses of AEEG and VEEG are not medically necessary.
Alternative covered services:
Primary care and specialist evaluations within the network are covered alternative services. Diagnostic tests
such as resting EEG, standard laboratory and imaging services may be covered in the evaluation of a patient
with an apparent seizure disorder.
Background
According to the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), annually 150,000 adults present with an initial
seizure. Some 45,000 children under age 15 have a new diagnosis of epilepsy made each year. There are
approximately 3,000,000 people in the country with a diagnosis of a seizure disorder, representing nearly 1
percent of the US population. Accurate diagnosis is important to treatment. Seizures may be the result of
non-neurologic causes such as arrhythmias, transient ischemic attacks, migraine, hypoglycemia, cocaine use,
or other cardiovascular, chemical or metabolic causes. Psychogenic seizures are relatively common but may
be difficult to diagnose. Epilepsy itself may be defined in terms of classifications such as partial or focal
seizure or generalized ones. This latter classification includes absence or petit mal seizures, myoclonic
seizures, atonic seizures and grand mal type of tonic-clonic seizure. These different seizure types have
distinct clinical presentations and respond to different classes of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
The goal of treatment is to prevent or reduce the frequency of the occurrence of the specific seizure. Reports
indicate that the incidence of a second seizure after an initial unprovoked episode is 30 to 50 percent in the
next two years (Pohlmann-Eden). The American Academy of Neurology has disseminated an evidence-based
practice parameter for the evaluation of patients with an initial unprovoked seizure that recommends
detailed history and physical examination inclusive of a neurologic evaluation as the initial step. The AAN
recommends from Class I and Class II evidence that a routine resting EEG should be included in the
neurodiagnostic evaluation. Neuroimaging with MRI or CT has a diagnostic yield of 10 percent, and so is of
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value in the evaluation of the initial epileptic seizure of unknown etiology. Routine laboratory blood work,
lumbar puncture and toxicology should be performed if history and physical examination are suggestive.
When routine EEG does not help diagnose the type of seizure, additional studies may be necessary. The
British guidelines include a sleep-deprived EEG before proceeding to longer-duration studies. Ambulatory
EEG provides the opportunity for up to 72 hours of continuous recording of an electroencephalogram in the
ambulatory setting. Standardization of instrumentation has allowed AEEG to become much more common.
As with all forms of EEG, there may be significant variation in interpretation as the inter-rater reliability may
vary. AEEG is useful for its extended recording period, which increases the opportunity to capture ictal and
post-ictal events. While most AEEG systems include an event recording capability, many forms of epilepsy do
not always provide symptoms recognizable to the patient.
Video electroencephalography (VEEG) also allows simultaneous recording of EEG patterns and of
videographic capture of patient activity. This allows the interpreting physician to link physical activity to the
EEG recording. Typically there are two cameras: one trained on the face and the other on the entire body.
VEEG may be performed in the hospital setting or in an ambulatory environment. Video EEGs are especially
helpful in the diagnosis of psychogenic seizures. That diagnosis is made when there is the visual recording of
a seizure-like event but at the time when no epileptiform changes could be demonstrated on the EEG. Such a
sequence demonstrates the apparent seizure is not epilepsy. Further evaluation with provocation techniques
and/or psychotherapy can elucidate the diagnosis. The typical duration for use of VEEG is 48 hours but there
is no literature to standardize a longer duration of use.
Invasive EEG monitoring has become key in the presurgical preparation and intrasurgical management of
patients with intractable seizure disorder. The use of this technology assists in the localization of the
epileptogenic foci. Loo and colleagues found that invasive video EEG monitoring increased diagnostic success
but had demonstrated complication rates including death at rates of 0.5 to 2.8 percent.
Methods
Searches:
Keystone First searched PubMed and the databases of:
• UK National Health Services Centre for Reviews and Dissemination.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Guideline Clearinghouse and evidence-based practice
centers.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Searches were conducted on March 1, 2004, using the terms “Ambulatory EEG” and “Video EEG.”. We
included:
• Systematic reviews, which pool results from multiple studies to achieve larger sample sizes and greater
precision of effect estimation than in smaller primary studies. Systematic reviews use predetermined
transparent methods to minimize bias, effectively treating the review as a scientific endeavor, and are
thus rated highest in evidence-grading hierarchies.
• Guidelines based on systematic reviews.
• Economic analyses, such as cost-effectiveness, and benefit or utility studies (but not simple cost studies),
reporting both costs and outcomes — sometimes referred to as efficiency studies — which also rank
near the top of evidence hierarchies.
Findings
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The studies and guidelines listed in this clinical policy demonstrate that both ambulatory EEG and video EEG
can be useful tests for the initial diagnosis of epilepsy. They are both considered to be secondary tests.
History, physical examination and careful neurologic evaluation are the cornerstones of diagnosis. These
should not be performed in a perfunctory fashion, as this classical assessment in children or adults does
guide further evaluation. The use of routine, resting EEG and imaging studies are considered the next
appropriate evaluation of an initial seizure in a child or adult in whom history and physical and neurologic
evaluation does not suggest a non-neurologic etiology of the seizure activity. Laboratory studies including
toxicology and spinal fluid analysis are guided by the initial assessment. If there are still areas lacking clarity
of diagnosis, then either ambulatory EEG or video EEG may be performed to help establish the diagnosis and
type of seizure and to exclude psychogenic seizures. Video EEG and Ambulatory EEG are not helpful in
medication management. Their utility declines significantly with utilization beyond 72 hours for AEEG, and
beyond 48 hours for VEEG.
Summary of clinical evidence:
Citation
Content, Methods, Recommendations
Am Academy
of Neurology
(2007)
Key points:
• From the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the AAN, used evidencebased standards for literature review to develop practice parameters.
• Lifetime cumulative risk of recurrent seizures by age 80 is 1.4% to 3.3%.
• Evaluation after initial unprovoked seizure for Class I evidence is
history, physical examination, neurologic examination and routine
resting EEG.
• Class I and II evidence is for neuroimaging with MRI preferred over CT.
• Class II evidence for selective use of laboratory studies, toxicology and
spinal fluid assessment.
Alving (2009)
Key points:
• Evaluated 234 consecutive video EEG-sessions (221 patients) over a
two-year period.
• In 44% of the cases the video EEG was diagnostically useful regardless
of whether it was used to diagnose or classify a seizure.
• Average duration of study was 2.4 days.
Asano (2005)
Key points:
• Evaluation of clinical utility of video EEG on 1000 children age 1.7 years
to 17 years (mean 7).
• A total of 315 studies were considered 'useful-epileptic'; 219 'usefulnonepileptic'; 224 'uneventful'; 242 'inconclusive.'
• Average duration of study was 1.5 days.
• Found maximal impact on diagnosis occurred within the first three days
for most patients.
Elgavish
(2011)
Key points:
• 3,727 patients completing scalp VEEG at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham Epilepsy Center from 2002 to 2009.
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Loo (2011)
82.4% were diagnosed on the first admission (2,622 of 3,183), with 54%
of the remainder on the second admission.
Conclusion: Repeat video-EEG (VEEG) may increase diagnostic yield,
but the test is resource-intensive, time-consuming and expensive and
poses some potential risks to patients.
Key points:
• The use of invasive video EEG monitoring improved diagnostic
capabilities with 47% to 98% of cases with attributable and resectable
cortex; but with a significant complication rate.
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and infections are the most frequent
complications, with an incidence ranging from 0% – 31.3% and from 0%
– 17.4%, respectively.
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The incidence of intracranial hemorrhage is reported to be up to 14%,
with subdural hematomas being the most prevalent.
Epidural hematomas are less frequent and encountered in up to 2.6%
of cases.
Glossary
Ambulatory electroencephalogram — An electroencephalogram obtained in the ambulatory environment,
which allows up to 72 hours of continuous recording of electrical activity from the brain and may include an
event monitoring device so the patient may mark the time of any unusual event.
Electroencephalogram — A recording generally from the scalp with small attached wires. Electrical activity
for the surface of the brain may be recorded. The pattern of those electrical activities is altered during a
seizure, allowing the interpreter to make a diagnosis.
Epilepsy — According to the National Epilepsy Foundation, “Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces
seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. It is also called a seizure disorder. When a
person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they are considered to have epilepsy. Seizures happen when
clusters of nerve cells in the brain signal abnormally, which may briefly alter a person's consciousness,
movements or actions” (http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutepilepsy/index.cfm).
Ictal period — The duration of a seizure.
Invasive EEG — The insertion of electrodes into the skin or directly into the brain via tiny holes drilled into
the skull. Electrodes may also be inserted via the nose to measure deep brain activity. In addition, dense
array EEG is a method of recording an EEG with up to 256 electrodes (versus the typical 19 to 21 scalp
electrodes). (From Hayes, Inc.)
Medically Necessary- A service or benefit is Medically Necessary if it is compensable under the MA Program
and if it meets any one of the following standards:
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The service or benefit will, or is reasonably expected to, prevent the onset of an illness, condition or
disability.
The service or benefit will, or is reasonably expected to, reduce or ameliorate the physical, mental or
developmental effects of an illness, condition, injury or disability.
The service or benefit will assist the Member to achieve or maintain maximum functional capacity in
performing daily activities, taking into account both the functional capacity of the Member and those
functional capacities that are appropriate for Members of the same age.
Post-ictal period — The post-seizure period. May reflect abnormal electrical activity as recorded in an EEG,
although the body is no longer showing physical evidence of a seizure response.
Video electroencephalogram — An EEG obtained with simultaneous recording of a video display of the
motor function of that individual.
Related policies
Keystone First Utilization Management program description.
References
Professional society guidelines/other:
Hirtz D, Berg A, Bettis D, et al.; Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology;
Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Practice parameter: treatment of the child with a first
unprovoked seizure: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Neurology. 2003 Jan 28;60(2):166 – 75.
Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth G, et al.; Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of
Neurology; American Epilepsy Society. Practice Parameter: evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure
in adults (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American
Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2007 Nov 20;69(21):1996 – 2007.
Peer-reviewed references:
Alving J, Beniczky S. Diagnostic usefulness and duration of the inpatient long-term video-EEG monitoring:
findings in patients extensively investigated before the monitoring. Seizure. 2009 Sep;18(7):470 – 3.
Asano E, Pawlak C, Shah A, et al. The diagnostic value of initial video-EEG monitoring in children--review of
1000 cases. Epilepsy Res. 2005 Aug – Sep;66(1 – 3):129 – 35.
Benbadis SR, LaFrance WC Jr, Papandonatos GD, Korabathina K, Lin K, Kraemer HC; NES Treatment
Workshop. Interrater reliability of EEG-video monitoring. Neurology. 2009 Sep 15;73(11):843 – 6.
Chapell R, Reston J, Snyder D, Treadwell J, Treager S, Turkelson C. Management of treatment-resistant
epilepsy. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2003 Apr ;( 77):1 – 8.
Elgavish RA, Cabaniss WW. What is the diagnostic value of repeating a nondiagnostic video-EEG study? J Clin
Neurophysiol. 2011 Jun;28(3):311 – 3.
Noachtar S, Rémi J. The role of EEG in epilepsy: a critical review. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 May;15(1):22 – 33.
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Pichon RA, Augustovski F, Garcia MS, et al. Usefulness of video EEG for the assessment of patients with
refractory epilepsy. Buenos Aires; Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS). Informe de
Respuestra Rapida No 220; 2011.
Pohlmann-Eden B, Beghi E, Camfield C, Camfield P. The first seizure and its management in adults and
children. BMJ. 2006 Feb 11;332(7537):339 – 42.
Van Loo P, Carrette E, Meurs A, et al. Surgical successes and failures of invasive video-EEG monitoring in the
presurgical evaluation of epilepsy. Panminerva Med. 2011 Dec.;53(4):227 – 40.
Hayes, Inc. Hayes Health Technology Brief. Ambulatory electroencephalography (EEG) for diagnosis of
epilepsy. Lansdale, PA: Hayes, Inc.; Nov. 2014.
Hayes, Inc. Hayes Health Technology Brief. Video electroencephalogram (VEEG) for the diagnosis and
treatment of epilepsy in children, Lansdale, PA: Hayes, Inc.; Sept. 2014.
Hayes, Inc. Hayes Health Technology Brief. Video electroencephalogram (VEEG) for the diagnosis and
treatment of epilepsy in adults, Lansdale, PA: Hayes, Inc.; Sept. 2014.
Clinical trials
• Brain Infusion of Muscimol to Treat Epilepsy, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [NINDS]) NCT00005925.
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of infusing a chemical called muscimol into the
brain to control seizures in patients with intractable epilepsy (frequent seizures that persist despite
therapy). Muscimol, which is similar to a naturally occurring brain chemical called GABA, has been
shown to reduce seizures in rats. After the infusion study, patients will undergo a standard surgical
procedure for controlling seizures.
Patients 18 years of age or older with intractable epilepsy may be eligible for this study. Before
entering protocol 00-N-0158, candidates will be screened under protocol 01-N-0139, Evaluation and
Treatment of Patients with Epilepsy, with a medical history, physical and neurologic examination,
chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, blood and urine tests, electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring and
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head.
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Seizure Detection and Warning System for Epilepsy Patients, Brain Sentinel, NCT01874600.
The seizure detection and warning system is an ambulatory system designed to monitor and analyze
EMG data to detect the onset of GTC seizures and to provide a warning signal to alert caregivers that
a seizure is occurring using a night-watch seizure detection device and warning system.
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Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Epilepsy, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
NCT00013845.
This protocol has three purposes: 1) to screen patients with seizures for participation in research
studies of NINDS s Clinical Epilepsy Section (CES), 2) to follow the natural course of seizure disorders,
and 3) to train CES fellows in evaluating and treating epilepsy. Only standard diagnostic tests and
treatments will be used in this study.
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Patients of any age with seizures who are referred to CES may participate in this study. At the end of
the study, patients may be discharged to the care of their referring physician, offered participation in
another NINDS research protocol, or followed for teaching purposes.
Participants will undergo standard diagnostic procedures used to determine the type of their
seizures, what part of the brain they are coming from, what is causing them, and whether standard
drug treatments can help them
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national coverage determinations (NCDs):
National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Ambulatory EEG Monitoring
(160.22). http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncddetails.aspx?NCDId=215&ncdver=1&DocID=160.22&bc=gAAAAAgAAAAAAA%3d%3d&. (Last accessed March
20, 2015).
National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Electroencephalographic (EEG) Monitoring during Open-Heart
Surgery (160.9). http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncddetails.aspx?NCDId=78&ncdver=1&DocID=160.9&bc=gAAAAAgAAAAAAA%3d%3d&. (Last accessed March
20, 2015).
National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Telephone Transmission of EEGs
(160.21). http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncddetails.aspx?NCDId=214&ncdver=1&DocID=160.21&bc=gAAAAAgAAAAAAA%3d%3d&. (Last accessed March
20, 2015).
Local coverage determinations (LCDs):
No LCDs for ambulatory or video EEG monitoring were identified at the writing of this policy.
Commonly submitted codes
Below are the most commonly submitted codes for the service(s)/item(s) subject to this policy. This is not an
exhaustive list of codes. Providers are expected to consult the appropriate coding manuals and bill
accordingly.
CPT
Codes
95812
95813
95816
95819
95822
95827
95830
95950
95951
95953
95954
Description
Electroencephalogram (EEG); extended monitoring; 41-60 minutes
Electroencephalogram (EEG) extended monitoring; greater than 1 hour
Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy
Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and asleep
Electroencephalogram (EEG); recording in coma or sleep only
Electroencephalogram (EEG); all night recording
Insertion by physician or other qualified health care professional of sphenoidal electrodes for electroencephalographic (eeg)
recording
Monitoring for identification and lateralization of cerebral seizure focus, electroencephalographic (eg, 8 channel eeg)
recording and interpretation, each 24 hours
Monitoring for localization of cerebral seizure focus by cable or radio, 16 or more channel telemetry, combined
electroencephalographic (eeg) and video recording and interpretation (eg, for presurgical localization), each 24 hours
Monitoring for localization of cerebral seizure focus by computerized portable 16 or more channel eeg,
electroencephalographic (eeg) recording and interpretation, each 24 hours, unattended
Pharmacological or physical activation requiring physician or other qualified health care professional attendance during eeg
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95955
95956
95957
ICD-9
Codes
345.00
345.01
345.10
345.11
345.2
345.3
345.40
345.41
345.50
345.51
345.80
345.81
345.90
345.91
649.40
649.41
649.42
649.43
649.44
780.33
780.39
794.01
794.02
V12.49
ICD-10
Codes
F44.5
G40.001
G40.009
G40.011
G40.019
G40.101
G40.109
G40.111
recording of activation phase (eg, thiopental activation test)
Electroencephalogram (EEG) during nonintracranial surgery (eg, carotid surgery)
Monitoring for localization of cerebral seizure focus by cable or radio, 16 or more channel telemetry, electroencephalographic
(EEG) recording and interpretation, each 24 hours, attended by a technologist or nurse
Digital analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) (eg, for epileptic spike analysis)
Description
Epilepsy, generalized nonconvulsive, without mention of intractable epilepsy
Generalized nonconvulsive epilepsy with intractable epilepsy
Generalized convulsive epilepsy, without mention of intractable epilepsy
Generalized convulsive epilepsy with intractable epilepsy
Petit mal status
Grand mal status
Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, without mention of
intractable epilepsy
Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, with intractable epilepsy
Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, without mention of
intractable epilepsy
Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, with intractable epilepsy
Other forms of epilepsy and recurrent seizures, without mention of intractable epilepsy
Other forms of epilepsy and recurrent seizures, with intractable epilepsy
Unspecified epilepsy without mention of intractable epilepsy
Unspecified epilepsy with intractable epilepsy
Epilepsy complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
Epilepsy complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
Epilepsy complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication
Epilepsy complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium, antepartum condition or complication
Epilepsy complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium, postpartum condition or complication.
Post traumatic seizures
Other convulsions
Electroencephalogram, abnormal
Nonspecific abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG)
History of seizures
Description
Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions
Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with
seizures of localized onset, not intractable, with status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with
seizures of localized onset, not intractable, without status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with
seizures of localized onset, intractable, with status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with
seizures of localized onset, intractable, without status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with simple partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with simple partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus
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G40.119
G40.201
G40.209
G40.211
G40.219
G40.301
G40.309
G40.311
G40.319
G40.401
G40.409
G40.411
G40.419
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with simple partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with complex partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with complex partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status
epilepticus
Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without
status epilepticus
Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status
epilepticus
Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status
epilepticus
Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status
epilepticus
Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status
epilepticus
Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status
epilepticus
Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status
epilepticus
G40.501
Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.509
Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, without status
epilepticus
G40.801
Other epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.802
Other epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.803
Other epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.804
Other epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.811
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.812
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.813
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.814
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.89
Other seizures
G40.901
Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.909
Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.911
Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, with status epilepticus
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G40.919
Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.A01
Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.A09
Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.A11
Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.A19
Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.B01
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.B09
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.B11
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.B19
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
O99.350
Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
O99.351
Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, first trimester
O99.352
Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, second trimester
O99.353
Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, third trimester
O99.354
Diseases of the nervous system complicating childbirth
O99.355
Diseases of the nervous system complicating the puerperium
R56.1
Post traumatic seizures
R56.9
Unspecified convulsions
R90.81
Abnormal echoencephalogram
R94.01
Abnormal electroencephalogram [EEG]
Z86.69
Personal history of other diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
Hcpcs
Level II
Description
N/A
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