CPT code 93005
What does CPT code 93005 mean on a medical bill?
This is the hospital's half of an EKG: sticking on the leads, running the tracing, and printing it. It does not include a doctor reading the result, which is why a separate charge for the interpretation often arrives later from a different group. Two charges for one EKG is normal in that case. What is not normal is this line plus the all-in-one EKG code for the very same tracing.
What does CPT code 93005 usually cost?
This is the equipment-and-staff half only, so it comes from the hospital. The reading is billed by whoever interpreted it, sometimes weeks later and sometimes by a group with different network status than the hospital.
What should I watch out for with CPT code 93005?
- This line billed together with the all-in-one EKG code for the same tracing
- Several tracings billed when the record holds one printout
- An EKG billed but no tracing or result anywhere in the records you were given
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