tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 6

Zero In on EKG Payment: Reports,Strips and Critical Care

Fight for electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation payment in the ED otherwise, Medicare will send reimbursement for your ED physicians to cardiologists. Don't give Medicare any reason to doubt the medical necessity of this service. When you report 93010 (Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only), make sure your physician's documentation supports a contemporaneous interpretation one that is a timely and direct contribution to patient diagnosis and treatment.In addition, ensure the interpretation is a complete, written report, similar to that prepared by a specialist, says Robert Kottman, MD, at Alamo Physicians Services Inc. in Universal...

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