tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 4

CARDIOLOGY: Reap Reimbursement Rewards For Remote Interrogation of Defibrillators

Avoid “reprogramming codes” 93742 and 93744 Did you know that new technology allows doctors to check up on patients’ implanted cardiac defibrillators (ICD) remotely? The problem: There isn’t one simple way to code this new service. Check out the following possibilities so that you can get to the heart of this coding matter.How it works: The new technology uses services such as Medtronic’s CareLink to electronically transmit data to a receiving station, where it is stored until the physician can evaluate it. These devices also can transmit an unexpected event, such as discharge from the...

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