OliviaPrice
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Would it be appropriate to bill for the pacemaker check (93731) the day follwing the insertion (33208)?
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Wiki Pacemaker Implant & Check
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OliviaPrice
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My doctors are wanting to bill for the pacemaker check the day following the inplantation before the patient is discharged from the hospital. This would be all in the same inpatient stay.
Then they can charge a subsequent visit, if pt is being discharged on that day they charge the discharge. Subsequent visits must have 2 of 3 components and you can count your floor time &/or bedside time. Discharge is time spent by the physician for final hospital discharge of the pt and timeis the factor.