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36.4.9.8 Electrocardiogram (EKG)
An EKG is a recording of the heart's electrical activity. The EKG provides important information about the spread of excitation to the different chambers of the heart and helps diagnose cases of abnormal cardiac rhythm and myocardial damage.
EKG procedure codes 5-93000, T-93005, I-93010, 5-93040, T-93041, and I-93042 are payable for the following diagnosis codes:
EKG interpretations are payable. The EKG codes for which interpretation components are paid are I-93010 and I-93042.
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