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Mar 12th, 2010 - pricare511
Electrocardiogram and office visit
Will Medicare pay for an electrocardiogram and an office visit done on the same day? They will not pay for a bone density with an office visit.
Mar 12th, 2010 - nmaguire 2,606
Reimbursement
Medicare will pay for an E/M on same day as EKG if both are medically necessary.
Mar 13th, 2010 -
same with a bone density
We have never had trouble getting both paid. Are you linking to proper diagnoses (or "medically necessary" in Nancy's terminology)? The bone density cannot be linked to HTN or DM or whatever, and it must be 1 yr 11 months since the last one. Likewise EKG's need appropriate diagnoses- HTN, CAD, etc...