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Holter - The High Reimbursement Procedure |
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By John A. Humphrey, Ph.D., President, Medata Inc.
February 5, 2009 Holter Monitoring currently provides the physician with one of the highest reimbursement diagnostic procedures for a modest capital investment. (See our Product Section). Option 1 The following equipment is required for optimum performance: - One or more digital Holter Recorders using flash card media storage capacity of 24 hours to 1 week.
- Flash Card Reader with ECG download software.
- ECG Arrhythmia Analysis software program using the PC platform. eg. Windows 2000, XP, Vista, etc.
- Computer with high capacity disc storage.
- Laser Printer.
- Uses CPT Codes 93224, 93230.
Option 2 The following equipment may be used for economy and without computer processing: - Real-time monitor/analyzer with embedded Arrhthymia Analysis and drirect printing capability.
- Printer that accepts text and dot matrix graphics.
- Uses CPT Code 93230.
The following Medicare Procedural Reimbursement CPT Codes are applicable: | TEST | CPT | TYPICAL FEE | ECG Monitoring for 24 Hours with Super-Imposition Scanning Includes: recording, scanning analysis with report, physician review, and interpretation. | 93224 | $152.62 | Recording | 93225 | $45.48 | Scanning Analysis with Report | 93226 | $80.05 | Physician Review and Interpretation | 93227 | $27.09 | ECG Monitoring for 24 Hours without Super-Imposition Scanning Includes: recording, microprocessor-based analysis with report, physician review, and interpretation. | 93230 | $162.09 | Recording | 93231 | $55.56 | Microprocessor-Based Analysis with Report | 93232 | $79.34 | Physician Review and Interpretation | 93233 | $27.09 |
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