neuropsychological testing using CPT® 96116, 96118, 96119

neuropsychological testing using CPT® 96116, 96118, 96119
I am not familiar with neuropsych coding, so I'm a little confused with the statement below regarding the date of service. I would like to know what DOS I should be using if the testing only took 1 day, but the interpretation took several days to complete. ex: testing done on 7/26/13 and report completed/submitted on 8/6/13. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Codes 96101-96118 should not be billed by the treating physician for reading a psychologist's report of the psychological testing results. Such reports are included in the medical decision making of the patient's visit (Evaluation and Management Service). Procedure codes (96101, 96105, 96116, and 96118) are considered Time Based codes.

If the testing is done over several days, the testing time including administration, scoring, and interpretation should be combined and reported all on the last date of service.