plarabee
Networker
Good Morning
It just came to my attention yesterday that our Cardiologist has taken over doing all the EKG readings for all of our sites. Generally, I don't think this is an issue but I am not well versed in this type of situation and was unable to find anything on the CMS website that specifically addressed this. The problem is that we have a location in another state. Does the cardiologist need to be licensed in the state the EKG's are being performed in? Also, he is having his PA-C read EKG's. I did find a statement on the CMS website that indicates the reading must be done by a physician. I interpreted that to mean that this PA-C cannot read the EKG's and bill the reading incident to. I would appreciate any feedback and advice from someone who has encountered this situation. If possible, could you also post any links to sites you may be referencing? Thanks in advance!
Pat Larabee, CPC
Coding Supervisor
It just came to my attention yesterday that our Cardiologist has taken over doing all the EKG readings for all of our sites. Generally, I don't think this is an issue but I am not well versed in this type of situation and was unable to find anything on the CMS website that specifically addressed this. The problem is that we have a location in another state. Does the cardiologist need to be licensed in the state the EKG's are being performed in? Also, he is having his PA-C read EKG's. I did find a statement on the CMS website that indicates the reading must be done by a physician. I interpreted that to mean that this PA-C cannot read the EKG's and bill the reading incident to. I would appreciate any feedback and advice from someone who has encountered this situation. If possible, could you also post any links to sites you may be referencing? Thanks in advance!
Pat Larabee, CPC
Coding Supervisor