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Can we bill EKG's and Pacemaker interrogations on the same day?

Date: Oct 18, 2021

Question:

I've been speaking with a coworker here at our practice and she is stating that we cannot bill pacemaker interrogations (93289) along with EKGs (93000) on the same day. It is my understanding that if the EKG is done prior to the pacemaker check we can bill 93000 with a -59 modifier, since they are separate procedures.

Question ID : 16106
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