Prior to your procedure, hospital staff will work to prepare you for surgery. During this time you will meet your Advanced NeuroSolutions technician who will answer any questions you may have about IONM before asking you to sign a consent form.

Once in the operating room, our technicians will place tiny, non-invasive electrodes on the surface of your skin over nerves and/or muscles that will be monitored during the medical procedure. Usually, monitoring of the selected nerves and muscle areas begins shortly after you are anesthetized, and data is collected throughout the procedure. Your doctor or surgeon will incorporate the data we collect into his or her decision-making process.

Your insurance carrier may pay for a portion of the costs associated with IONM.

This amount depends on your specific carrier and your insurance plan. Generally, our services will be billed out of network. Please check with your insurance carrier to find out about coverage for intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). You may be responsible for payment of the difference; a patient bill will be sent to you if there is some portion responsible by you as the patient.

When you see a doctor or other healthcare provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, such as a copayment, coinsurance and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or must pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a healthcare facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.

“Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay, and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-of-pocket limit.

“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care — like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.

If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact:

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or visit cms.gov/nosurprises for more information about your rights under federal law.

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

• You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services.
• Make sure your healthcare provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
• If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
• Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

Please consult with your doctor on why the EEG was ordered. Your doctor can explain the medical condition which is being diagnosed and how the information will be used to address your individual medical situation.

Wash your hair the night before the EEG, and don’t put any products (such as sprays or gels) in your hair on the day of the test. Ask your doctor if you should stop taking any medications before the test. You should also make a list of your medications and give it to the technician performing the EEG. Avoid consuming any food or drinks containing caffeine for at least eight hours prior to the test.

An EEG measures the electrical impulses in your brain by using several electrodes that are attached to your scalp. An electrode is a conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves. The electrodes transfer information from your brain to a machine that measures and records the data. The Advanced NeuroSolutions technician will put a sticky gel adhesive on approximately 15 – 25 electrodes and will then be attached to various spots on your scalp.

Please consult with your doctor. This is a very low risk procedure and it is non-invasive. It is a procedure used to diagnose another medical condition that is likely affecting you.

Your insurance carrier likely pays for a portion of the costs associated with EEG. This amount depends on your specific carrier and your insurance plan. Please check with your insurance carrier to find out about your specific coverage. You may be responsible for payment of the difference; a patient bill will be sent to you if there is some portion responsible by you as the patient.