Cardiology Coding Alert

1 Code for 48-Hours? Check Payer for Date

Be sure to check the preferred date of service.For example, National Government Service's policy for New York states, "For monitoring extending beyond 24 hours, the number of services should be listed as '1' and the date of the service is the date of the hook-up" (www.ngsmedicare.com/NGSMedicare/lcd/L26409_active_sia.htm).

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