by Lori | Jul 23, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Parasomnia. — Parasomnias are a group of disorders during sleep that are associated with brief or partial arousals but not with marked sleep disruption or impaired daytime alertness. The presenting complaint is usually related to the behavior itself. Most...
by Lori | Jul 23, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Coverage Limitations for Sleep Disorder Testing Diagnostic testing that is duplicative of previous sleep testing, to the extent the results are still pertinent, is not covered if there have been no significant clinical changes in medical history since the previous...
by Lori | Jul 23, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
HOME SLEEP TESTING Effective for dates of service on or after March 13, 2008, Medicare will allow for coverage of CPAP therapy based upon a diagnosis of OSA by home sleep testing. Performance of home sleep testing is limited to FDA approved devices furnished with...
by Lori | Jul 23, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Sleep disorder testing performed during the acute phase of an illness or injury is not appropriate. Narcolepsy. — Narcolepsy is a neurologic disorder of unknown etiology characterized predominantly by abnormalities of REM, some abnormalities of NREM sleep and...
by Lori | Jul 23, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Sleep Apnea. — Sleep Apnea is a respiratory dysfunction resulting in cessation or near cessation of respiration during sleep. These cessations of breathing may be due to either an occlusion of the airway (obstructive sleep apnea), absence of respiratory effort...
