Table 1.

Public Health Emergency (PHE) Code and Descriptors for Programming Sessions

CPT Code	Therapy Area	Short Descriptor	Work RVU	Facility	Non-Facility	Status
95970	SCS/DRG/DBS	Analysis without programming	0.35	$19	$20	Temporary addition for the PHE for the COVID-19 Pandemic. Added 10/14/20
95971	SCS/DRG	Analysis with simple programming	0.78	$40	$50
95972	SCS/DRG	Analysis with complex programming	0.80	$42	$58

Abbreviations: CPT, current procedural terminology; SCS, spinal cord stimulation; DRG, dorsal root ganglion; DBS, deep brain stimulation; RVU; relative value unit.