CPT for ENT: Electro-oculography

Q: Can Otolaryngologists Report the CPT Code 92270 (Electro-oculography with interpretation and report) to indicate Saccadic Testing during an Electronystamography/Videonystagmography (ENG/VNG) Procedure?

A: No. It has come to the Academy’s attention that otolaryngologists are reporting CPT code 92270 Electro-oculography with interpretation and report to describe saccadic testing during an ENG or VNG procedure. To follow the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) guidelines, providers should only use this code to document a standard test of the electrical potential created in a retina when exposed to light for the diagnosing of Best Vitelliform Maculopathy.

As a result, otolaryngologists and their practices should not report CPT code 92270 with ENG/VNG testing (CPT codes 92541-92547, Vestibular Functions Tests, With Recording). 

To ensure optimal reimbursement for any services rendered, remember to submit detailed clinical documentation that supports the physician’s treatment rationale.

Reviewed October 2023
Published November 2016

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