G650 – Professional component - 12 to 35 hours recording

This fee is for the professional component of a Level 1 Continuous ECG Monitoring service (e.g., Holter) for a recording period of 12 to 35 hours. The professional component consists of the physician's interpretation and report on the data acquired. Level 1 Service Requirements: - Requires a device capable of recording three or more simultaneous channels. - Involves the acquisition of a continuous ambulatory electrocardiographic recording of all beats, using three or more skin electrodes. - The device must have the ability to analyze and manually review all parts of the recording, and to produce graphical and quantitative reports of relevant parameters and diagnostic quality tracings for visual review, including post-hoc review of any portion of the recording to enable diagnostic rhythm analysis. - Must include a patient diary and event marker capability to enable symptom-rhythm correlation. A minimum of 12 hours of monitoring is required. This service is typically billed with its corresponding technical components: G651 (technical recording) and G652 (technical scanning).