AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1991 Fourth Quarter; New/Revised Codes

Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring 89.50

Because of the rapid growth in the use of ambulatory cardiac monitoring and the costs associated with it, a new code has been provided (89.50) to permit monitoring its use and to determine its effectiveness. Until October 1, 1991, ambulatory cardiac monitoring has been included in code 89.54, Electrographic monitoring, which has grouped it with a variety of other procedures. This procedure consists of a device that continuously records a patient's ECG wave-form. Generally the patient's ECG is recorded for 12 to 24 hours. There are two types of ambulatory cardiac monitors, analog and real time. The...

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