Wiki GC Modifier and EKG Interpretation and Report

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Hi to all!


When a Resident working in a hospital ED orders a 12 lead EKG and then sends to the strip to be read by the hospital's Cardiologist,
does the Cardiologist, who is doing the Interpretation and Report without any additional input from the Resident, not add a GC modifier
to the CPT 93010? Or does the GC get added because the Resident produced the EKG strip and will use the report to arrive at the final DX
for the Medicare patient?

Thanks so much for your help!

Brian
 
Unless the cardiologist attests to having acted in a teaching capacity on the interpretation note, GC wouldn't be applicable.
 
Thank You!

Tami_F said:
Unless the cardiologist attests to having acted in a teaching capacity on the interpretation note, GC wouldn't be applicable.
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Hi Tami! Your answer is greatly appreciated! I had not been applying the GC modifier and then started to second-guess myself if that was truly correct. Thank you for responding!

Brian, CPC
 
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