tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2002 Issue 12

Be the First to the Finish Line With EKG and X-Ray Interpretations

The most effective way to code EKG and x-ray interpretations for the emergency physician requires more than just deciphering rules it takes speed. Down in the coding trenches, you're less concerned with political crossfire than with clearing claims for reimbursement. Here are tips for coding and billing EKG and x-ray interpretations by the ED physician, despite the current policy controversy. You must have documentation of a "contemporaneous" interpretation to trigger Medicare payment for the professional interpretation of an EKG and x-ray rendered by the ED physician. In other words, you should expect payment if documentation indicates that the physician's...

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