tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2013 Issue 1

Coding for ECGs: 3 Easy Steps Simplify Your Electrocardiography Diagnosis Coding

Make sure you have the clinical information for assigning the most accurate diagnosis code. To ensure proper diagnosis coding for electrocardiography, you need to remember two things: specificity and medical necessity. Rationale: The professional component of interpreting an ECG (93010, Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only) is one of the most common diagnostic tests performed by emergency physicians. During the noninvasive procedure, a patient has electrodes placed on his or her chest, arms and legs to produce an electrical recording of the heart. Technically speaking, the ECG is a graphic tracing of the...

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