The patient, who has complained of lower back pain and numbness of her legs, underwent an EMG of both legs with related spinal areas and 8 individual nerve conduction studies were performed. Interpretation and report revealed myelopathy. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT codes are 95910 for the nerve conduction studies and 95885 for the EMG with related spinal areas, performed on both legs, hence 95885 is used twice. The ICD-10-CM code G95.9 is used for unspecified myelopathy.

The Patient, Who Has Complained of Lower Back Pain and Numbness