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93

Wearable — Mobile Cardiovascular Telemetry

93799

Unlisted cardiovascular service or procedure

93228

Wearable 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; physician review and interpretation with report

(Report 93228 only once per 30 days)
(Do not report 93228 in conjunction with 93014)

93228

$25.61

93799

Unlisted cardiovascular service or procedure

93229

Wearable 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 physician prescribed transmission of daily and emergent data reports

(Report 93229 only once per 30 days)
(Do not report 93229 in conjunction with 93014)
(For wearable cardiovascular monitors that do not perform automatic ECG triggered transmissions to an attended surveillance center, see 93224-93227, 93230-93272)

93229

Carrier Priced