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Question: Can you explain to me what cardiac event monitors are and which procedure code I should look to if my cardiologist performs the complete cardiac event monitoring service? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: Cardiac event monitors record segments of electrocardiogram (ECGs) activated by either the patient’s symptoms or by an internal automatic, pre-programmed detection algorithm - or both. The devices “then [...]
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