Billing

  • Monitoring is reimbursed and indicated under CPT code: 93701
  • Noninvasive diagnosis or monitoring of hemodynamics in patients with suspected or known cardiovascular disease
  • Differentiation of cardiogenic from pulmonary causes of acute dyspena
  • Optimization of atrioventricular interval for patients with AN sequential cardiac pacemakers
  • Patients with need of determination for intravenous inotropic therapy
  • Post heart transplant myocardial biopsy patients
  • Patients with a need for fluid management
  • Medicare national coverage determination for CHF
  • Medicare (and some of states Medicaid, Private Payers) reimbursing for RPM (~$200/patient/month)
  • Example: Based on location Physician may earn an extra $400K with minimum supervision and training to clinical staff
  • Cardiac output via bioimpedance is also approved via Medicare and most insurance agencies for a daily reimbursement of $30-$50 / day
    • CPT 93701 - Cardiac Output Monitoring by Electrical Bioimpedance - Dx 425.1/4/9 Cardiomyopathy code, 428.0/1/20-23/30-33/40-43 HF codes, others