tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 1

Keep ECG Diagnosis Coding On Target With 3 Steps

Specificity and razor-sharp record keeping hold the key Emergency department physicians perform diagnostic electrocardiography (ECG) tests every day, but whether you earn reimbursement for them depends on establishing credible medical necessity - and that means choosing the correct diagnosis code.  You can describe these services with one of three codes: 93000 (Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report), 93005 (... tracing only, without interpretation and report), and 93010 (... interpretation and report only). Since the ED physicians don't own the equipment they're using, you'll report 93010 most often. During the noninvasive procedure...

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