2025 CPT code 93229
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Diagnostic - Cardiac Monitoring Cardiology Feed
External mobile cardiovascular telemetry: technical support, attended surveillance, analysis, and data report transmission.
Modifiers may be applicable depending on the specific circumstances of service, consult the CPT manual for details.
The medical necessity is established by the physician's clinical judgment based on the patient's symptoms, risk factors, and the need to assess cardiac rhythm for diagnosis and management of arrhythmias.Documentation supporting medical necessity is crucial.
The clinical responsibility includes applying the external electrodes, instructing the patient on device use, monitoring incoming data, analyzing the data, generating daily and emergent reports, and notifying the physician of critical findings.
In simple words: This code covers the technical aspects of a heart monitoring system that transmits data to a remote center for up to 30 days.It includes setting up the monitor, teaching the patient how to use it, monitoring the data, analyzing it, and sending reports to the doctor.
External mobile cardiovascular telemetry with electrocardiographic recording, concurrent computerized real-time data analysis, and greater than 24 hours of accessible ECG data storage (retrievable with query) with ECG-triggered and patient-selected events transmitted to a remote attended surveillance center for up to 30 days; technical support for connection and patient instructions for use, attended surveillance, analysis, and transmission of daily and emergent data reports as prescribed by a physician or other qualified health care professional.
Example 1: A patient with suspected atrial fibrillation undergoes 30-day mobile cardiac telemetry monitoring. Code 93229 is reported for the technical component of the service., A patient experiences unexplained syncope.A physician orders a 30-day mobile cardiac telemetry study.Code 93229 is used to bill for the technical aspects of the monitoring and data transmission., A post-myocardial infarction patient is monitored for 30 days using mobile cardiac telemetry to detect any arrhythmias. Code 93229 is reported for the technical aspects of the monitoring.
* Patient demographics and contact information.* Physician order specifying the duration and parameters of the monitoring.* Documentation of device application and patient instructions.* Detailed records of all transmitted ECG segments, including timestamps and any associated symptoms.* Reports generated by the surveillance center technician and physician interpretation.
** This code is reported only for the technical component of the service. Physician interpretation and report are billed separately (93228).The code encompasses a range of monitoring services for up to 30 days.
- Revenue Code: T2C (OTHER TESTS - EKG MONITORING)
- RVU: See CMS Physician Fee Schedule for current RVUs.
- Global Days: Not applicable. This code represents the technical component of the service, not the global period.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: TC modifier is not applicable; this code represents the technical component.
- Fee Schedule: Consult the CMS Physician Fee Schedule for historical fee data.
- Specialties:Cardiology, Electrophysiology
- Place of Service:Office, Hospital (Inpatient or Outpatient), Ambulatory Surgical Center, other locations as appropriate