tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2013 Issue 6

Procedure Coding: Make Sure You Have Your Facts Straight Before Facing Pacemaker Interrogation

Investigate This Little Known Procedure To See If Should Be Added To Your Charge Master If you have a patient with a pacemaker reporting to the ED complaining of heart problems, you may need to verify the pacemaker is functioning properly. Patients with a previously implanted device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), implantable cardiovascular monitor (ICM), or implantable loop recorder (ILR), require periodic interrogation device evaluationssays Michael A. Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President of Logix Health, an ED coding and billing company in Bedford, MA. This diagnostic procedure includes a face-to-face assessment of all device functions...

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