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Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices

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Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices
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CMS National Coverage Policy

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA), 1862(a)(1)(A), states that no Medicare payment shall be made for items or services that “are not reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member.”

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act section 1862 (a) (1) (D). This section states that no Medicare payment may be made under part A or part B for any expenses incurred for items or services that are investigational or experimental.

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 1862(a)(7) and 42 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 411.15, exclude routine physical examinations.

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1862(a)(9) states that no Medicare payment may be made under part A or part B for any expenses incurred for custodial care, with the exception for hospice care.

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1879(e) states in cases where Medicare Part A payment is denied solely due to an unintentional or good-faith error in the transfer of a patient, based on guidance from a Utilization Review Committee, Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), fiscal intermediary, or due to a clearly erroneous administrative decision, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may authorize corrective action to ensure appropriate payment.

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1879(g) describes a coverage denial related to home health services and hospice care

Section 1842(n)(1) of the Social Security Act (the Act) establishes payment rules for certain diagnostic tests (other than clinical diagnostic laboratory tests) where the physician performing or supervising the test does not share a practice with the billing physician or other supplier.

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 1833(e), prohibits Medicare payment for any claim lacking the necessary documentation to process the claim.

Section 4317(b), of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997, specifies that referring physicians are required to provide diagnostic information to the testing entity at the time the test is ordered.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 42 CFR 410.32, specifies that all diagnostic tests “must be ordered by the physician who is treating the beneficiary.”

42 CFR, Section 411.15(k)(1) states any services that are not reasonable and necessary are excluded from coverage.

CMS Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy, Chapter 1: Inpatient Hospital Services, §50.

CMS Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy, Chapter 6: Hospital Services Covered Under Part B, §10 and §20.3.

CMS Manual System, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, §80.6.1; Requirements for Ordering and Following Orders for Diagnostic Tests and Definitions.

CMS Manual System, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, §80, Requirements for Diagnostic X-Ray, Diagnostic Laboratory and other Diagnostic Tests sets forth the various levels of physician supervision required for diagnostic tests.

CMS Manual System, Pub 100-03, National Coverage Determinations, Part 1: 20.15 Coverage for electrocardiographic services under Medicare Part B. This section sets out a framework for covered ambulatory electrocardiographic services.

CMS Manual System Pub. 100-03 National Coverage Determinations Transmittal 26: Electrocardiographic Services

CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 30 Financial Liability Protections

CMS Manual System, Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, §30.6.6.B, clarifies coverage for preoperative evaluations.

CMS Manual System, Pub.100.04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 32, §§140.1, 140.1.1, 140.2, 140.2.2.1, 140.2.2.3, 140.2.2.4, 140.2.2.5, 140.2.2.6, 140.3, 140.3.1., Cardiac Rehabilitation.

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The billing and coding information in this article is dependent on the coverage indications, limitations and/or medical necessity described in the associated Temporary nontherapeutic cardiac ambulatory monitoring devices (TNACMD) LCD L40255. Please refer to the LCD for reasonable and necessary requirements.

Table of Cardiac Ambulatory Monitoring Device Types and Associated CPT Codes

Type of Monitor

Description

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External ECG (Holter)

Monitors for up to 48 hours by continuous rhythm recording and storage

93224-93227

Extended or long-term external ECG

Monitors greater than 48 hours up to 7 days by continuous rhythm recording and storage

93241-93244

Extended or long-term external ECG

Monitors greater than 7 days up to 15 days by continuous rhythm recording and storage

93245-93248

External patient-activated/auto-activated ECG rhythm derived event recording (Event monitors)

Monitors with symptom-related memory loop with Remote download capability or 24-hour attended monitoring. May be worn for up to 30 days.

93268-93272

External mobile cardiovascular telemetry monitors

Concurrent computerized real-time data analysis and greater than 24 hours of accessible ECG data storage with ECG-triggered and patient-selected events transmitted to a remote attended surveillance center. May be worn for up to 30 days

93228- 93229

External ECG

External electrocardiographic recording for more than 15 days up to 30 days by continuous rhythm recording and storage

0937T-0940T

Guidelines
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The documentation in the progress notes must reflect medical necessity for the service.

General Guidelines for Claims submitted to Part A or Part B MAC:

Procedure codes may be subject to National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits or OPPS packaging edits. Refer to NCCI and OPPS requirements prior to billing Medicare. For services requiring a referring/ordering physician, the name and NPI of the referring/ordering physician must be reported on the claim. A claim submitted without a valid ICD-10-CM diagnosis code will be returned to the provider as an incomplete claim under Section 1833(e) of the Social Security Act. The diagnosis code(s) must best describe the patient's condition for which the service was performed. For diagnostic tests, report the result of the test if known; otherwise, the symptoms prompting the performance of the test should be reported.

Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN) Modifier Guidelines

An ABN may be used for services which are likely to be non-covered, whether for medical necessity or for other reasons. Refer to CMS Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 30, for complete instructions.

Effective from April 1, 2010, non-covered services should be billed with modifier –GA, -GX, -GY, or –GZ, as appropriate.

The –GA modifier (“Waiver of Liability Statement Issued as Required by Payer Policy”) should be used when physicians, practitioners, or suppliers want to indicate that they anticipate that Medicare will deny a specific service as not reasonable and necessary and they do have an ABN signed by the beneficiary on file. Modifier GA applies only when services will be denied under reasonable and necessary provisions, sections 1862(a)(1), 1862(a)(9), 1879(e), or 1879(g) of the Social Security Act. Effective April 1, 2010, Part A MAC systems will automatically deny services billed with modifier GA. An ABN, Form CMS-R-131, should be signed by the beneficiary to indicate that he/she accepts responsibility for payment. The -GA modifier may also be used on assigned claims when a patient refuses to sign the ABN, and the latter is properly witnessed. For claims submitted to the Part A MAC, occurrence code 32 and the date of the ABN is required.

Modifier GX (“Notice of Liability Issued, Voluntary Under Payer Policy”) should be used when the beneficiary has signed an ABN, and a denial is anticipated based on provisions other than medical necessity, such as statutory exclusions of coverage or technical issues. An ABN is not required for these denials, but if non-covered services are reported with modifier GX, it will automatically be denied services.

The –GZ modifier should be used when physicians, practitioners, or suppliers want to indicate that they expect that Medicare will deny an item or service as not reasonable and necessary and they have not had an ABN signed by the beneficiary. If the service is statutorily non-covered, or without a benefit category, submit the appropriate CPT/HCPCS code with the -GY modifier. An ABN is not required for these denials, and the limitation of liability does not apply for beneficiaries. Services with modifier GY will automatically deny.

Limitations

Do not report 93241, 93242, 93243, 93244 in conjunction with 93224, 93225, 93226, 93227, 93228, 93229, 93245, 932456, 93247, 93248, 93270, 93271, 93272, 99445, 99453, 99454, 0937T, 0938T, 0939T and 940T, for the same monitoring period.

Do not report, 93245, 932456, 93247, 93248 in conjunction with 93224, 93225, 93226, 93227, 93228, 93229, 93270, 93271, 93272, 99445, 99453, 99454, 0937T, 0938T, 0939T and 0940T.

Documentation Requirements

All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record and made available to the contractor upon request. The patient’s medical record should include but is not limited to:

  1. Every page of the record must be legible and include appropriate patient identification information (e.g., complete name, dates of service[s]). The documentation must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care to the patient.
  2. The medical record must support the use of the selected ICD-10-CM code(s). The submitted CPT/HCPCS code must describe the service performed. It is not enough to link the procedure code to a correct, payable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code. Consistent with the LCD, the diagnosis or clinical suspicion of a cardiac event, leading to cardiac monitoring, must be present in the medical record.
  3. Medical record documentation should support the medical necessity for greater than 24-hour monitoring and should support the medical necessity for the type of monitoring utilized.
  4. Medical record documentation must support the presence of specific symptoms or other abnormal test results which would indicate the need for extended monitoring, or an underlying history of cardiac disease that may correlate with a cardiac diagnosis.
  5. The rhythm strip transmission for 24-hour attended monitoring stations should include the following information:
    • the name of the patient,
    • the presenting diagnosis,
    • the time and date of the transmission,
    • the channel of the transmission,
    • the PR interval (when abnormal),
    • the QRS interval (when abnormal),
    • the rate,
    • the rhythm,
    • cardiovascular symptomatology reported by the patient, or lack of symptoms, at the time of the transmission; and
    • any necessary actions (e.g., notification of physician, emergency instructions given to patients, etc.) taken by the staff should be included in the report.
  6. The medical record should include the interpretation of the monitoring along with the name of the interpreting physician.

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These ICD-10-CM codes can be used only with the conditions listed in the Indications and Limitations sections of the local coverage policy L40255 Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices.

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Code Description
G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
G46.0 Middle cerebral artery syndrome
G46.3 Brain stem stroke syndrome
G46.4 Cerebellar stroke syndrome
G46.5 Pure motor lacunar syndrome
G46.6 Pure sensory lacunar syndrome
G90.01 Carotid sinus syncope
H34.01 Transient retinal artery occlusion, right eye
H34.02 Transient retinal artery occlusion, left eye
H53.121 Transient visual loss, right eye
H53.122 Transient visual loss, left eye
I20.0 Unstable angina
I20.1 Angina pectoris with documented spasm
I20.81 Angina pectoris with coronary microvascular dysfunction
I20.89 Other forms of angina pectoris
I20.9 Angina pectoris, unspecified
I21.01 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left main coronary artery
I21.02 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery
I21.09 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of anterior wall
I21.11 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving right coronary artery
I21.19 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of inferior wall
I21.21 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left circumflex coronary artery
I21.29 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other sites
I21.4 Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction
I21.A1 Myocardial infarction type 2
I21.A9 Other myocardial infarction type
I21.B Myocardial infarction with coronary microvascular dysfunction
I22.0 Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of anterior wall
I22.1 Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of inferior wall
I22.2 Subsequent non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction
I22.8 Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of other sites
I23.7 Postinfarction angina
I24.0 Acute coronary thrombosis not resulting in myocardial infarction
I24.81 Acute coronary microvascular dysfunction
I24.89 Other forms of acute ischemic heart disease
I25.110 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris
I25.111 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.112 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with refractory angina pectoris
I25.118 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.2 Old myocardial infarction
I25.5 Ischemic cardiomyopathy
I25.6 Silent myocardial ischemia
I25.710 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.711 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.712 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.718 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.720 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.721 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.722 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.728 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.730 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.731 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.732 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.738 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.750 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.751 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.752 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.758 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.760 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.761 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.762 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.768 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.790 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.791 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.792 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.798 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I42.0 Dilated cardiomyopathy
I42.1 Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
I42.2 Other hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
I42.3 Endomyocardial (eosinophilic) disease
I42.4 Endocardial fibroelastosis
I42.5 Other restrictive cardiomyopathy
I42.6 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
I42.7 Cardiomyopathy due to drug and external agent
I43 Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
I44.1 Atrioventricular block, second degree
I44.2 Atrioventricular block, complete
I44.4 Left anterior fascicular block
I44.5 Left posterior fascicular block
I44.69 Other fascicular block
I45.0 Right fascicular block
I45.19 Other right bundle-branch block
I45.2 Bifascicular block
I45.3 Trifascicular block
I45.5 Other specified heart block
I45.6 Pre-excitation syndrome
I45.81 Long QT syndrome
I45.89 Other specified conduction disorders
I46.2 Cardiac arrest due to underlying cardiac condition
I46.8 Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition
I47.0 Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia
I47.11 Inappropriate sinus tachycardia, so stated
I47.19 Other supraventricular tachycardia
I47.21 Torsades de pointes
I47.29 Other ventricular tachycardia
I48.0 Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
I48.11 Longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation
I48.19 Other persistent atrial fibrillation
I48.20 Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified
I48.21 Permanent atrial fibrillation
I48.3 Typical atrial flutter
I48.4 Atypical atrial flutter
I48.91 Unspecified atrial fibrillation
I48.92 Unspecified atrial flutter
I49.01 Ventricular fibrillation
I49.02 Ventricular flutter
I49.1 Atrial premature depolarization
I49.2 Junctional premature depolarization
I49.3 Ventricular premature depolarization
I49.40 Unspecified premature depolarization
I49.49 Other premature depolarization
I49.5 Sick sinus syndrome
I49.8 Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
I63.00 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery
I63.011 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right vertebral artery
I63.012 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left vertebral artery
I63.013 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.019 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified vertebral artery
I63.02 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
I63.031 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right carotid artery
I63.032 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery
I63.033 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.039 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified carotid artery
I63.09 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
I63.10 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.119 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified vertebral artery
I63.12 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
I63.131 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
I63.132 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.139 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified carotid artery
I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
I63.20 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified precerebral arteries
I63.211 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right vertebral artery
I63.212 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left vertebral artery
I63.213 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.219 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery
I63.22 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar artery
I63.231 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right carotid arteries
I63.232 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left carotid arteries
I63.233 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.239 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified carotid artery
I63.29 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other precerebral arteries
I63.30 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified cerebral artery
I63.311 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right middle cerebral artery
I63.312 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left middle cerebral artery
I63.313 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.319 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified middle cerebral artery
I63.321 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.322 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.323 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.329 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified anterior cerebral artery
I63.331 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.332 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.333 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.339 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified posterior cerebral artery
I63.341 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.342 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left cerebellar artery
I63.343 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.349 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified cerebellar artery
I63.39 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery
I63.40 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified cerebral artery
I63.411 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right middle cerebral artery
I63.412 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left middle cerebral artery
I63.413 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.419 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified middle cerebral artery
I63.421 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.422 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.423 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.429 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified anterior cerebral artery
I63.431 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.432 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.433 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.439 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified posterior cerebral artery
I63.441 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right cerebellar artery
I63.442 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left cerebellar artery
I63.443 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.449 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified cerebellar artery
I63.49 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other cerebral artery
I63.50 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified cerebral artery
I63.511 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right middle cerebral artery
I63.512 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left middle cerebral artery
I63.513 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.519 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified middle cerebral artery
I63.521 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.522 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.523 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.529 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified anterior cerebral artery
I63.531 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.532 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.533 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.539 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified posterior cerebral artery
I63.541 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.542 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left cerebellar artery
I63.543 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.549 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified cerebellar artery
I63.59 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other cerebral artery
I63.6 Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
I63.81 Other cerebral infarction due to occlusion or stenosis of small artery
I63.89 Other cerebral infarction
I63.9 Cerebral infarction, unspecified
I74.2 Embolism and thrombosis of arteries of the upper extremities
I74.3 Embolism and thrombosis of arteries of the lower extremities
I74.4 Embolism and thrombosis of arteries of extremities, unspecified
I74.8 Embolism and thrombosis of other arteries
I97.120 Postprocedural cardiac arrest following cardiac surgery
I97.121 Postprocedural cardiac arrest following other surgery
I97.190 Other postprocedural cardiac functional disturbances following cardiac surgery
I97.191 Other postprocedural cardiac functional disturbances following other surgery
R00.0 Tachycardia, unspecified
R00.1 Bradycardia, unspecified
R00.2 Palpitations
R06.00 Dyspnea, unspecified
R06.02 Shortness of breath
R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
R07.1 Chest pain on breathing
R07.2 Precordial pain
R07.89 Other chest pain
R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified
R40.4 Transient alteration of awareness
R42 Dizziness and giddiness
R55 Syncope and collapse
Z45.010 Encounter for checking and testing of cardiac pacemaker pulse generator [battery]
Z45.018 Encounter for adjustment and management of other part of cardiac pacemaker
Z45.02 Encounter for adjustment and management of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator
Z86.73 Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits
Z86.74 Personal history of sudden cardiac arrest
Z95.0 Presence of cardiac pacemaker
Z95.810 Presence of automatic (implantable) cardiac defibrillator
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Associated Documents

Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2 SAD Determinations
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