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SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine announced that CMS's proposed 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule includes new CPT codes for unattended sleep testing. They replace three existing codes (95800, 95801, 95806) with six that separate technical services from professional interpretation and reflect modern FDA-approved testing technology that covers more than obstructive sleep apnea. 

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A study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery compared 100 matched patients, half with temporomandibular disorder (TMD), and found that the TMD group scored nearly twice as high on a sleep apnea risk questionnaire, with over 60 percent at intermediate or high risk versus 24 percent of controls. The association held after adjusting for age, sex, and BMI, and the authors recommend routine OSA screening for TMD patients and closer collaboration between dental and sleep medicine specialists. 

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