CPT code 95705: EEG recording, unmonitored, 2–12 hours2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington
Reports a 2–12-hour EEG recording without video or technologist monitoring, often used to capture suspected seizures or episodic neurologic symptoms.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 95705 in Washington.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 95705 covers
This service records brain electrical activity for 2 to 12 hours without video and without intermittent or continuous technologist monitoring. EEG technologists perform the recording in an EEG service or facility when a longer capture is needed to evaluate suspected seizures or episodic neurologic symptoms. The recording captures activity over an extended interval rather than during a shorter routine EEG. The code describes the recording service, not the professional analysis of the resulting study.
Medicare assigns physician fee schedule status C, or carrier priced: CMS publishes no national payment, and the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim. The code represents a 2–12-hour recording range, not an hourly unit. Professional review, interpretation, and reporting for a 2–12-hour recording without video are represented separately by 95717.
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
Where 95705 pays more and less in Washington
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| King County, WA | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Washington | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the 95705 rate is calculated
Each of 95705’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 95705
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.0000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$0.00
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 95705
95705 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.
Place of service · 95705
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
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95705 isn’t priced in this setting.
95705 compared with similar codes
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4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 95706EEG monitoring2–12 hours, intermittent
- Both describe 2–12-hour EEG without video. Choose 95706 when the recording has intermittent technologist monitoring; 95705 is unmonitored.
- 95711Video EEG2–12 hours, unmonitored
- Both describe 2–12-hour unmonitored EEG. Choose 95711 when video accompanies the recording; 95705 is without video.
- 95717EEG interpretation2–12 hours, no video
- 95705 describes the recording service. 95717 describes professional review, interpretation, and reporting for a 2–12-hour EEG without video.
95705 billing questions
When is 95705 selected instead of 95706 or 95707?
Use 95705 for a 2–12-hour recording without video and without intermittent or continuous technologist monitoring. Codes 95706 and 95707 describe recordings with intermittent and continuous technologist monitoring, respectively.
Does 95705 include video?
No. It describes EEG recording without video; 95711 describes a 2–12-hour unmonitored EEG recording with video.
Is 95705 billed per hour?
No. It represents a recording in the 2–12-hour duration range, rather than an hourly increment.
Is the professional interpretation included?
The recording service is distinct from professional review, interpretation, and reporting. Code 95717 describes that professional service for a 2–12-hour recording without video.
How does Medicare price 95705?
It has physician fee schedule status C, or carrier priced. CMS publishes no national payment; the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
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