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90870 - Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring)

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Procedure / ServiceElectroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring)
Procedure / Service Description

psychotherapy services (List separately in addition to the code for primary procedure) - 90869 Therapeutic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment; subsequent motor threshold re- determination with delivery and management 90870 Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring) 90875 Individual psychophysiological therapy incorporating biofeedback training by any modality (face-to-face with the patient), with psychotherapy (eg, insight oriented, behavior modifying or supportive psychotherapy); 30

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