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93228 Mobile Cardiac Telemetry

Date: Sep 11, 2019

Question:

I am being told this monitor can be programmed to be used up to 7 days. However, the CPT description states: "...remote attended surveillance center for up to 30 days." If this monitor is used up to 7 days and not 30, do I need to add modifier -52 when only 7 days were monitored?

Question ID : 13019
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