CPT code 95706: EEG monitoring, 2–12 hours, intermittent2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Illinois
Reports 2–12 hours of long-term EEG recording without video when EEG staff check and monitor the recording intermittently.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 95706 in Illinois.
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 95706 covers
Long-term electroencephalographic recording without synchronized video is performed with EEG staff checking the recording intermittently during a 2–12-hour period. Clinicians use this approach for evaluations such as seizure monitoring when they need EEG data over a longer period than a routine study provides. EEG technologists typically perform the recording and monitoring; the code does not represent the physician’s or qualified health care professional’s interpretation and report.
Medicare assigns this CPT Category I code physician fee schedule status C, or carrier priced. CMS publishes no national payment amount; the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim. Report it for the applicable 2–12-hour period when monitoring is intermittent and no video is used. Select a different code when the recording is unmonitored, continuously monitored, or includes video. The separate professional interpretation code is selected according to the service performed.
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 95706 pays more and less in Illinois
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| East St. Louis, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Illinois | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the 95706 rate is calculated
Each of 95706’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 · 95706
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 95706
95706 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 · 95706
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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95706 isn’t priced in this setting.
95706 compared with similar codes
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4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 95705EEG recordingUnmonitored, 2–12 hours
- Use 95705 for a 2–12-hour recording without video when it is unmonitored; 95706 requires intermittent monitoring.
- 95707EEG monitoring2–12 Hours, Continuous
- Both describe EEG without video for 2–12 hours. Choose 95707 for continuous monitoring and 95706 for intermittent monitoring.
- 95712Video EEGIntermittent, 2-12 hours
- Both describe intermittent monitoring over 2–12 hours, but 95712 is for video EEG; 95706 is without video.
95706 billing questions
How does this differ from 95705?
95706 describes intermittent staff monitoring during a 2–12-hour EEG recording. 95705 is for an unmonitored recording in that duration range.
How does this differ from 95707?
95707 is for continuous monitoring during a 2–12-hour recording. Use 95706 when staff monitor intermittently.
Can this code be used when video is recorded?
No. This code is for EEG recording without video; 95712 describes intermittent monitoring when video EEG is performed.
Does 95706 include interpretation?
No. It describes the recording and intermittent monitoring. The physician or qualified health care professional’s interpretation and report are represented separately, such as by 95717 for the corresponding 2–12-hour EEG service without video.
How does Medicare price 95706?
Medicare assigns status C, meaning CMS publishes no national payment amount. 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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