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Billing and Coding: Cardiac Event Detection

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A56606
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Article Title
Billing and Coding: Cardiac Event Detection
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
06/06/2019
Revision Effective Date
10/01/2023
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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Cardiac Event Detection L34573.

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Coding Information

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CPT/HCPCS Codes

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Group 1 Codes
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93228 EXTERNAL MOBILE CARDIOVASCULAR TELEMETRY WITH ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING, CONCURRENT COMPUTERIZED REAL TIME DATA ANALYSIS AND GREATER THAN 24 HOURS OF ACCESSIBLE ECG DATA STORAGE (RETRIEVABLE WITH QUERY) WITH ECG TRIGGERED AND PATIENT SELECTED EVENTS TRANSMITTED TO A REMOTE ATTENDED SURVEILLANCE CENTER FOR UP TO 30 DAYS; REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION WITH REPORT BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
93229 EXTERNAL MOBILE CARDIOVASCULAR TELEMETRY WITH ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING, CONCURRENT COMPUTERIZED REAL TIME DATA ANALYSIS AND GREATER THAN 24 HOURS OF ACCESSIBLE ECG DATA STORAGE (RETRIEVABLE WITH QUERY) WITH ECG TRIGGERED AND PATIENT SELECTED EVENTS TRANSMITTED TO A REMOTE ATTENDED SURVEILLANCE CENTER FOR UP TO 30 DAYS; TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR CONNECTION AND PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, ATTENDED SURVEILLANCE, ANALYSIS AND TRANSMISSION OF DAILY AND EMERGENT DATA REPORTS AS PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
93241 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS UP TO 7 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; INCLUDES RECORDING, SCANNING ANALYSIS WITH REPORT, REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION
93242 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS UP TO 7 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; RECORDING (INCLUDES CONNECTION AND INITIAL RECORDING)
93243 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS UP TO 7 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; SCANNING ANALYSIS WITH REPORT
93244 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS UP TO 7 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION
93245 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS UP TO 15 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; INCLUDES RECORDING, SCANNING ANALYSIS WITH REPORT, REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION
93246 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS UP TO 15 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; RECORDING (INCLUDES CONNECTION AND INITIAL RECORDING)
93247 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS UP TO 15 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; SCANNING ANALYSIS WITH REPORT
93248 EXTERNAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS UP TO 15 DAYS BY CONTINUOUS RHYTHM RECORDING AND STORAGE; REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION
93268 EXTERNAL PATIENT AND, WHEN PERFORMED, AUTO ACTIVATED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RHYTHM DERIVED EVENT RECORDING WITH SYMPTOM-RELATED MEMORY LOOP WITH REMOTE DOWNLOAD CAPABILITY UP TO 30 DAYS, 24-HOUR ATTENDED MONITORING; INCLUDES TRANSMISSION, REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
93270 EXTERNAL PATIENT AND, WHEN PERFORMED, AUTO ACTIVATED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RHYTHM DERIVED EVENT RECORDING WITH SYMPTOM-RELATED MEMORY LOOP WITH REMOTE DOWNLOAD CAPABILITY UP TO 30 DAYS, 24-HOUR ATTENDED MONITORING; RECORDING (INCLUDES CONNECTION, RECORDING, AND DISCONNECTION)
93271 EXTERNAL PATIENT AND, WHEN PERFORMED, AUTO ACTIVATED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RHYTHM DERIVED EVENT RECORDING WITH SYMPTOM-RELATED MEMORY LOOP WITH REMOTE DOWNLOAD CAPABILITY UP TO 30 DAYS, 24-HOUR ATTENDED MONITORING; TRANSMISSION AND ANALYSIS
93272 EXTERNAL PATIENT AND, WHEN PERFORMED, AUTO ACTIVATED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RHYTHM DERIVED EVENT RECORDING WITH SYMPTOM-RELATED MEMORY LOOP WITH REMOTE DOWNLOAD CAPABILITY UP TO 30 DAYS, 24-HOUR ATTENDED MONITORING; REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
93799 UNLISTED CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICE OR PROCEDURE
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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

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The correct use of an ICD-10 code listed below does not assure coverage of a service. The service must be reasonable and necessary in the specific case and must meet the criteria specified in this determination.

These ICD-10 codes can be used only with the conditions listed in the Coverage Indications, Limitations and/or Medical Necessity section of the Cardiac Event Detection L34573 LCD.

Group 1 Codes
Code Description
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
I44.1 Atrioventricular block, second degree
I44.2 Atrioventricular block, complete
I44.30 Unspecified atrioventricular block
I45.5 Other specified heart block
I45.6 Pre-excitation 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
I46.9 Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified
I47.0 Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia
I47.10 Supraventricular tachycardia, unspecified
I47.11 Inappropriate sinus tachycardia, so stated
I47.19 Other supraventricular tachycardia
I47.20 Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified
I47.21 Torsades de pointes
I47.29 Other ventricular tachycardia
I47.9 Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified
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
I63.40 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
I63.89 Other cerebral infarction
I67.841 Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
I67.848 Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction
R00.0 Tachycardia, unspecified
R00.1 Bradycardia, unspecified
R00.2 Palpitations
R06.00 Dyspnea, unspecified
R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
R42 Dizziness and giddiness
R55 Syncope and collapse
T46.0X5A Adverse effect of cardiac-stimulant glycosides and drugs of similar action, initial encounter
T46.0X5S Adverse effect of cardiac-stimulant glycosides and drugs of similar action, sequela
T46.1X5A Adverse effect of calcium-channel blockers, initial encounter
T46.1X5S Adverse effect of calcium-channel blockers, sequela
T46.2X5A Adverse effect of other antidysrhythmic drugs, initial encounter
T46.2X5S Adverse effect of other antidysrhythmic drugs, sequela
T46.905A Adverse effect of unspecified agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system, initial encounter
T46.905S Adverse effect of unspecified agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system, sequela
T46.995A Adverse effect of other agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system, initial encounter
T46.995S Adverse effect of other agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system, sequela
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ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

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Use of any ICD-10 code not listed in the ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity section of this article will be denied. In addition, the following ICD-10 codes are specifically listed as not supporting medical necessity for emphasis, and to avoid any provider errors.

Group 1 Codes
Code Description
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
I21.3 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of unspecified site
I21.4 Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction
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
I22.9 Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of unspecified site
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Revenue Codes

Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination. Complete absence of all Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all Revenue Codes.

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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
10/01/2023 R7

Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes deleted I47.1 and added I47.10, I47.11 and I47.19. Under ICD-10 Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes added I21.B. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10-CM Update and will become effective on 10/1/23.

01/01/2023 R6

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 93799. This revision is due to the 2023 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/23.

10/01/2022 R5

Under ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes deleted I47.2 and added I47.20, I47.21 and I47.29. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10-CM Update and will become effective on 10/1/22.

01/01/2021 R4

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes added 93241-93248. This revision is due to the Q1 2021 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/2021.

10/10/2019 R3

This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs and incorporate into related Billing and Coding Articles. Regulations regarding billing and coding were removed from the CMS National Coverage Policy section of the related Cardiac Event Detection L34573 LCD and placed in this article. Under ICD-10 Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Paragraph updated section heading.

10/01/2019 R2

Under Covered ICD-10 Codes Group 1: Codes ICD-10 codes I48.1 and I48.2 were deleted and ICD-10 codes I48.11, I48.19, I48.20, and I48.21 were added. This revision is due to the 2019 Annual ICD-10 Code Update and is effective on October 1, 2019.

06/06/2019 R1

All coding located in the Coding Information section has been removed from the related Cardiac Event Detection L34573 LCD and added to this article.

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Associated Documents

Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2 SAD Determinations
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Keywords

  • Cardiac Event Detection
  • Cardiac