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Billing and Coding: Electrocardiographic (EKG or ECG) Monitoring (Holter or Real-Time Monitoring)

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Billing and Coding: Electrocardiographic (EKG or ECG) Monitoring (Holter or Real-Time Monitoring)
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The billing and coding information in this article is dependent on the coverage indications, limitations and/or medical necessity described in the associated LCD Electrocardiographic (EKG or ECG) Monitoring (Holter or Real-Time Monitoring) L34636

Guidelines
The HCPCS/CPT code(s) may be subject to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. This information does not take precedence over CCI edits. Please refer to CCI for correct coding guidelines and specific applicable code combinations prior to billing Medicare.

1. CPT codes for Holter monitoring services (CPT codes 93224-93227) are intended for up to 48 hours of continuous recording.

  • The documentation in the progress notes must reflect medical necessity for the service.
  • These services may be reported globally with CPT codes 93224. Use the date of physician review as the date of service (DOS).
  • When submitting claims for the recording only (CPT code 93225) or for the analysis with report only (CPT code 93226) use the date the service was performed as the DOS.
  • When submitting claims for physician review and interpretation (CPT code 93227) use the date the service was performed as the DOS.
  • For less than 12 hours continuous recording, modifier -52 (reduced services) should be appended.

2. List the diagnosis code(s) indicating the reason for the test.

3. The physician interpreting the test must be identified on the claim form with his/her sequence number in Box 24K.

4. The codes describing technical work may be billed by an independent diagnostic testing facility (IDTF) if they meet all requirements listed in the code descriptions and coverage requirements. They may bill the total component only if the physician interpreting the test is employed or contracted by the IDTF and is not billing for the interpretation separately. The physician's name and address must be on record with our WPS Provider Enrollment Department. A letter should be sent by the physician assigning all monies collected by the IDTF for the professional codes to the billing IDTF. If a letter is not on file, professional services billed by the IDTF will be denied.

5. Do not use the "TC" or "26" modifier with the codes 93224-93229, 93268, 93270, 93271, or 93272, listed in the CPT/HCPCS section of the LCD.

6. For the same dates of service, either the wearable patient monitor or the up to 48-hour monitor will be covered (not both).

External Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Monitors
CPT codes 93228 and 93229 describe wearable mobile cardiovascular telemetry services. Providers are instructed to bill one (1) unit of procedure code 93228 and/or 93229 per a course of treatment that includes up to 30 consecutive days of cardiac monitoring.

CPT code 93229 is the technical component of this service and includes all of the following within a course of treatment that includes up to 30 consecutive days of cardiac monitoring: 

  1. Patient hook-up and patient-specific instruction and education
  2. Transmission and receipt of ECG
  3. Analysis of ECG by nonphysician personnel
  4. Medical chart documentation including daily report, patient and/or physician interaction and response, and summary report at the end of the monitoring episode
  5. Equipment maintenance
  6. All supplies necessary for completion of the monitoring.

CPT code 93228 is the professional component of this service and includes review and interpretation of each 24-hour cardiac surveillance as well as 24-hour availability and response to monitoring events within a course of treatment that includes up to 30 consecutive days of cardiac monitoring.

The following documentation requirements apply to all claims reporting CPT code 93228 and/or 93229:

  1. The date of service must be reported as the date the patient was initially placed on the monitor.
  2. A monitoring episode (one to 30 consecutive days) is reported as a unit of one.
  3. Any additional claims reporting procedure code 93228 or 93229 for ECG arrhythmia detection and alarm system within an episode of care (one to 30 days after an initial service) will be denied.

Types of monitoring and coverage:

  1. CPT Codes 93224-93227
    Continuous up to 48-hour Monitoring (CPT codes 93224-93227), includes a coverage period of up to 48-hours for one unit of service. No other EKG monitoring codes can be billed simultaneously with these codes.
  2. CPT Codes 93241-93248
    Long-term continuous recorders continuously record and store for greater than 48 hours and up to 7 days or for greater than 7 days up to 15 days. No other EKG monitoring codes can be billed simultaneously with these codes and services represented by these codes are non- covered for inpatient or outpatient observation care. (Refer to current CPT codebook)
  3. CPT codes 93268-93272
    Cardiac event monitor technology varies among different devices. For patient-activated event monitors, the patient initiates recording when symptoms appear or when instructed to do so by a physician (e.g., following exercise). For self-sensing automatically triggered monitors, an EKG is automatically recorded when the device detects an arrhythmia, without patient intervention. Some devices permit a patient to transmit EKG data transtelephonically (i.e., via telephone) to a receiving center where the data is reviewed. A technician may be available at these centers to review transmitted data 24 hours per day. In some instances, when the EKG is determined to be outside certain pre-set criteria by a technician or other non-physician, a physician is available 24 hours per day to review the transmitted data and make clinical decisions regarding the patient. These services are known as “24-hour attended monitoring". In other instances, transmitted EKG data is reviewed at a later time and are, therefore, considered "non-attended." (CMS Pub 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual, Chapter 1, Part 1, 20.15 Electrocardiographic Services).


The person receiving the transmission must be a technician, nurse, or a physician trained in interpreting ECG's and abnormal rhythms.
A physician must be available 24 hours a day for immediate consultation to review the transmission in case of significant symptoms or ECG abnormalities

Nationally Non-Covered Indications

The following indications are non-covered nationally unless otherwise specified below:

  1. The time-sampling mode of operation of ambulatory EKG cardiac event monitoring/recording.
  2. Separate physician services other than those rendered by an IDTF unless rendered by the patient's
    attending or consulting physician.
  3. Home EKG services without documentation of medical necessity.
  4. Emergency EKG services by a portable x-ray supplier without a physician in attendance at the time of
    the service or immediately thereafter.
  5. 24-hour attended coverage used as early post-hospital monitoring of patients discharged after MI unless provision is made for such 24-hour attended coverage in the manner described in section 4 above.

(CMS Pub 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual, Chapter 1, Part 1- Coverage Determinations, 20.15 Electrocardiographic Services)

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Group 1

(157 Codes)
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Memory Loop recordings (codes 93268, 93270, 93271 and 93272).

Group 1 Codes
Code Description
G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
I20.0 Unstable angina
I20.1 Angina pectoris with documented spasm
I20.81 Angina pectoris with coronary microvascular dysfunction
I20.89 Other forms of angina pectoris
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
I21.4 Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction
I21.9 Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
I21.A1 Myocardial infarction type 2
I21.A9 Other myocardial infarction type
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
I24.0 Acute coronary thrombosis not resulting in myocardial infarction
I24.1 Dressler's syndrome
I24.81 Acute coronary microvascular dysfunction
I24.89 Other forms of acute ischemic heart disease
I25.110 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris
I25.111 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.112 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with refractory angina pectoris
I25.118 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.2 Old myocardial infarction
I25.700 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with unstable angina pectoris
I25.701 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.702 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with refractory angina pectoris
I25.708 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.710 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.711 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.712 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.718 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.720 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.721 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.722 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.728 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.730 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.731 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.732 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.738 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.750 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.751 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.752 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.758 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.760 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.761 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.762 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.768 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.790 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.791 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.792 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.798 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I44.0 Atrioventricular block, first degree
I44.1 Atrioventricular block, second degree
I44.2 Atrioventricular block, complete
I44.39 Other atrioventricular block
I44.4 Left anterior fascicular block
I44.5 Left posterior fascicular block
I44.69 Other fascicular block
I44.7 Left bundle-branch block, unspecified
I45.0 Right fascicular block
I45.19 Other right bundle-branch block
I45.2 Bifascicular block
I45.3 Trifascicular block
I45.4 Nonspecific intraventricular block
I45.5 Other specified heart block
I45.6 Pre-excitation syndrome
I45.81 Long QT syndrome
I45.89 Other specified conduction disorders
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
I47.29 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
I49.5 Sick sinus syndrome
I49.8 Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
I63.10 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.119 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified vertebral artery
I63.12 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
I63.131 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
I63.132 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.139 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified carotid artery
I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
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
R00.1 Bradycardia, unspecified
R00.2 Palpitations
R06.01 Orthopnea
R06.02 Shortness of breath
R06.03 Acute respiratory distress
R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
R06.2 Wheezing
R06.3 Periodic breathing
R06.4 Hyperventilation
R06.81 Apnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.82 Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.83 Snoring
R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing
R07.2 Precordial pain
R07.82 Intercostal pain
R07.89 Other chest pain
R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified
R29.5 Transient paralysis
R40.4 Transient alteration of awareness
R42 Dizziness and giddiness
R55 Syncope and collapse
Z79.85 Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs
Z79.891 Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic
Z79.899 Other long term (current) drug therapy
Z86.73 Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits

Group 2

(157 Codes)
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Other up to 48-hour recordings (codes 93224, 93225, 93226, 93227, 93228, and 93229).

Group 2 Codes
Code Description
G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
I20.0 Unstable angina
I20.1 Angina pectoris with documented spasm
I20.81 Angina pectoris with coronary microvascular dysfunction
I20.89 Other forms of angina pectoris
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
I21.4 Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction
I21.9 Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
I21.A1 Myocardial infarction type 2
I21.A9 Other myocardial infarction type
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
I24.0 Acute coronary thrombosis not resulting in myocardial infarction
I24.1 Dressler's syndrome
I24.81 Acute coronary microvascular dysfunction
I24.89 Other forms of acute ischemic heart disease
I25.110 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris
I25.111 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.112 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with refractory angina pectoris
I25.118 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.2 Old myocardial infarction
I25.700 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with unstable angina pectoris
I25.701 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.702 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with refractory angina pectoris
I25.708 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.710 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.711 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.712 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.718 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.720 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.721 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.722 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.728 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.730 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.731 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.732 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.738 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.750 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.751 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.752 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.758 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.760 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.761 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.762 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.768 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.790 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.791 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.792 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.798 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I44.0 Atrioventricular block, first degree
I44.1 Atrioventricular block, second degree
I44.2 Atrioventricular block, complete
I44.39 Other atrioventricular block
I44.4 Left anterior fascicular block
I44.5 Left posterior fascicular block
I44.69 Other fascicular block
I44.7 Left bundle-branch block, unspecified
I45.0 Right fascicular block
I45.19 Other right bundle-branch block
I45.2 Bifascicular block
I45.3 Trifascicular block
I45.4 Nonspecific intraventricular block
I45.5 Other specified heart block
I45.6 Pre-excitation syndrome
I45.81 Long QT syndrome
I45.89 Other specified conduction disorders
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
I47.29 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
I49.5 Sick sinus syndrome
I49.8 Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
I63.10 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.119 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified vertebral artery
I63.12 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
I63.131 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
I63.132 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.139 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified carotid artery
I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
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
R00.1 Bradycardia, unspecified
R00.2 Palpitations
R06.01 Orthopnea
R06.02 Shortness of breath
R06.03 Acute respiratory distress
R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
R06.2 Wheezing
R06.3 Periodic breathing
R06.4 Hyperventilation
R06.81 Apnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.82 Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.83 Snoring
R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing
R07.2 Precordial pain
R07.82 Intercostal pain
R07.89 Other chest pain
R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified
R29.5 Transient paralysis
R40.4 Transient alteration of awareness
R42 Dizziness and giddiness
R55 Syncope and collapse
Z79.85 Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs
Z79.891 Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic
Z79.899 Other long term (current) drug therapy
Z86.73 Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits

Group 3

(157 Codes)
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More than 48 hours and up to 7 days or for more than 7 days up to 15 days of recordings. (93241, 93242, 93243, 93244, 93245, 93246, 93247, 93248).

Group 3 Codes
Code Description
G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
I20.0 Unstable angina
I20.1 Angina pectoris with documented spasm
I20.81 Angina pectoris with coronary microvascular dysfunction
I20.89 Other forms of angina pectoris
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
I21.4 Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction
I21.9 Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
I21.A1 Myocardial infarction type 2
I21.A9 Other myocardial infarction type
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
I24.0 Acute coronary thrombosis not resulting in myocardial infarction
I24.1 Dressler's syndrome
I24.81 Acute coronary microvascular dysfunction
I24.89 Other forms of acute ischemic heart disease
I25.110 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris
I25.111 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.112 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with refractory angina pectoris
I25.118 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.2 Old myocardial infarction
I25.700 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with unstable angina pectoris
I25.701 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.702 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with refractory angina pectoris
I25.708 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.710 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.711 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.712 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.718 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.720 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.721 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.722 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.728 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.730 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.731 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.732 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.738 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.750 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.751 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.752 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.758 Atherosclerosis of native coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.760 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with unstable angina
I25.761 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.762 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with refractory angina pectoris
I25.768 Atherosclerosis of bypass graft of coronary artery of transplanted heart with other forms of angina pectoris
I25.790 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unstable angina pectoris
I25.791 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasm
I25.792 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with refractory angina pectoris
I25.798 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with other forms of angina pectoris
I44.0 Atrioventricular block, first degree
I44.1 Atrioventricular block, second degree
I44.2 Atrioventricular block, complete
I44.39 Other atrioventricular block
I44.4 Left anterior fascicular block
I44.5 Left posterior fascicular block
I44.69 Other fascicular block
I44.7 Left bundle-branch block, unspecified
I45.0 Right fascicular block
I45.19 Other right bundle-branch block
I45.2 Bifascicular block
I45.3 Trifascicular block
I45.4 Nonspecific intraventricular block
I45.5 Other specified heart block
I45.6 Pre-excitation syndrome
I45.81 Long QT syndrome
I45.89 Other specified conduction disorders
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
I47.29 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
I49.5 Sick sinus syndrome
I49.8 Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
I63.10 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.119 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified vertebral artery
I63.12 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
I63.131 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
I63.132 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.139 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified carotid artery
I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
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
R00.1 Bradycardia, unspecified
R00.2 Palpitations
R06.01 Orthopnea
R06.02 Shortness of breath
R06.03 Acute respiratory distress
R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
R06.2 Wheezing
R06.3 Periodic breathing
R06.4 Hyperventilation
R06.81 Apnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.82 Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.83 Snoring
R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing
R07.2 Precordial pain
R07.82 Intercostal pain
R07.89 Other chest pain
R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified
R29.5 Transient paralysis
R40.4 Transient alteration of awareness
R42 Dizziness and giddiness
R55 Syncope and collapse
Z79.85 Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs
Z79.891 Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic
Z79.899 Other long term (current) drug therapy
Z86.73 Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits
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10/01/2023 R6

Posted 09/28/2023 Under ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1, 2, and 3 the following codes were deleted: I20.8, I24.8, and I47.1. The following codes were added in these groups: I20.81, I20.89, I24.81, I24.89, I47.10, I47.11, I47.19. The following had description changes in these groups: I25.112. These updates were made due to the annual ICD-10-CM code update and are effective 10/01/2023. Review completed 08/24/2023.

10/01/2022 R5

Posted 09/29/2022 Under ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1, 2, and 3 the following codes were added: I25.112, I25.702, I25.712, I25.722, I25.732, I25.752, I25.762, I25.792, I47.20, I47.29 and Z79.85. The following code was removed from these groups: I47.2. These updates were made due to the annual ICD-10-CM code update and are effective 10/01/2022.

10/28/2021 R4

10/28/2021 Review completed 09/27/2021.

01/01/2021 R3

Corrected typo in Article Text "Types of monitoring and coverage:" #2.
Changed text from CPT Codes 93241-9248 to correctly read, CPT Codes 93241-93248

01/01/2021 R2

CPT/HCPCS Annual Code Update. Under Group 3 codes the following codes were deleted: 0295T, 0296T, 0297T, 0298T. The following codes were added: 93241, 93242, 93243, 93244, 93245, 93246, 93247, and 93248. Language was changed throughout the article to reflect these changes.

03/26/2020 R1

03/26/2020 To support the indication of transient ischemic episodes in L34636 the following ICD-10 codes were added to the section: ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Groups 1, 2, and 3 Codes: I63.10, I63.111, I63.112, I63.113, I63.119, I63.12, I63.131, I63.132, I63.133, I63.139, I63.19, I63.40, I63.411, I63.412, I63.413, I63.419, I63.421, I63.422, I63.423, I63.429,I63.431, I63.432, I63.433, I63.439, I63.441, I63.442, I63.443, I63.449, I63.49, and Z86.73. These codes were added in response to a provider request.

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