Emergency Department Coding & Reimbursement Alert

What Does Separately Identifiable Mean? Heed Medicare’s Advice on What Constitutes a Written Report



Medicare states that the EKG interpretative report must be a complete written report similar to that usually prepared by a specialist in the field and should be consistent with the service furnished.

Medicare policy also states an \"interpretation and report\" should address the current findings, relevant clinical issues, and comparative data when available.

Discern Review from Interpreted Report

A chart notation of \"EKG normal\" is deemed an insufficient interpretation and report and would be considered a \"review\" rather than an interpretive report. This is the type of \"review\" that would be included as part of the \"Amount and [...]

- Published on 2011-10-20

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