October 23, 2009 • 5:05 pm
It’s been a long time since our last post; however we have come back with exciting news from Midmark, and we are more than happy to pass that information to our valued customers and medical professionals. The following list is a representation of commonly used CPT codes for various practices and the national medicare reimbursement cap for tests performed. Please keep in mind that this is only a guide for your preference.
ECG
| CPT |
Procedure |
Description |
Medicare Cap |
| 93000 |
Electrocardiograph |
Routine ECG with at least 12 leads with interpretation and report |
$23 |
| 93005 |
Electrocardiograph |
Routine ECG with at least 12 leads tracing only, without interpretation and report |
$14 |
| 93010 |
Electrocardiograph |
Routine ECG with at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only |
$8 |
| 93040 |
Rhythm ECG |
One to three leads, with interpretation and report |
$14 |
| 93041 |
Rhythm ECG |
One to three leads (tracing only) without interpretation and report |
$6 |
| 93042 |
Rhythm ECG |
One to three leads interpretation and report only |
$8 |
Holter
| CPT |
Description |
Medicare Cap |
| 93230 |
Electrocardiographic monitoring for 24 hours by continuous original ECG waveform recording and storage without superimposition scanning, device capable of producing a full miniaturized printout, include recording, microprocessor-based analysis with report, physician review and interpretation. |
$145 |
| 93231 |
Recording (includes hook-up, recording and disconnection |
$47 |
| 93232 |
Microprocessor-based analysis with report |
$72 |
| 93233 |
Physician review and interpretation |
$26 |
Spirometry
| CPT |
Procedure |
When to Charge |
Description |
Medicare Cap |
| 94010 |
FVC |
Expiratory spirometry only |
Breathing capacity test |
$34 |
| 94060 |
FVC |
Pre and post spirometry |
Bronchospasm evaluation, pre and post brochodilator |
$58 |
| 94375 |
FVC |
When flow volume loop is performed |
Respiratory flow volume loop |
$37 |
| 94150 |
SVC (VC) |
Slow vital capacity |
Vital capacity total |
$21 |
| 94200 |
MW |
MW when administered alone |
Maximal voluntary ventilation (MW) |
$23 |
| 94664 |
Misc. |
Administration of bronchodilator |
Initial demonstration and/or evaluation of patient use of inhaler |
$37 |
*May not be billed with each other on the same day
Cardiac Stress Testing
| CPT |
Procedure |
Description |
Medicare Cap |
| 93015 |
Stress Test (everything) |
Cardiovascular stress test using maximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring and/or pharmacological stress: with physician supervision, with interp relation and report. |
$104 |
| 93016 |
Stress Test |
Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or sub maximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring and/or pharmacological stressL physician supervision only, without interpretation and report. |
$24 |
| 93017 |
Stress Test |
Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring and/or pharmacological stress: tracing only, without interpretation and report. |
$66 |
| 93018 |
Stress Test |
Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring and/or pharmacological stress: interpretation and report only. |
$15 |
| 93320 |
Echo, PW and CW |
Doppler echocardiography, pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with spectral display. |
$85 |
| 93325 |
Echo, Color Doppler |
Doppler echocardiography color flow velocity mapping. |
$79 |
| 93350 |
Echo Stress |
Echocardiography, transthoraic, real-time with image documentation (2D), with or without M-mode recording, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report. |
$198 |
| 93465 |
Nuclear Stress |
Myocardial perfusion imaging; tomographic (SPECT), multiple studies (including attenuation correction when performed), at rest and/or stress (exercise and/or pharmacologic) and redistribution and/or rest injection, with or without quantification. |
$527 |
Filed under: Uncategorized , Cardiac Stress Testing, CPT Codes, ECG, holter, Medicare Reimbursement, spirometry
October 2, 2009 • 1:24 pm
For the end of last quarter of the year, Midmark is bringing back the Barrier-Free promo, where customers get lower prices and incentives on barrier-free power tables: the Midmark 623, Midmark 622, Ritter 223, and Ritter 222 models.
End-users—that’s you, the customer—get to choose from three incentives:
- A $750 buy-back,
- A Midmark product package worh $993 to include a side chair, stool, and halogen light,
- OR a TransforMED Consultation Package.
Tables must be purchaed between October 1 and November 30. So what are the benefits of getting a power table for your practice? For one, disabled patients won’t have to worry about getting lifted by your staff unto a static exam table. This helps with patient comfort. This also keeps your staff safe from injuries associated with lifting, which then lowers workman’s compensations claims and keeps your staff productive and happy.
They also include tax credits. The rules are a little in-depth to discuss here, but we’ll give them to you at your request. We also have a PDF brochure with even more information.
Filed under: Promotions, Uncategorized , Barrier-Free, Exam Table, Midmark
August 17, 2009 • 3:31 pm
Med-Electronics offers different fetal monitoring solutions, but the Corometrics line by GE brings with it the reputation of the brand, along with a simple but feature-rich interface. Right now, until September 10th, we are offering special prices on the Corometrics Fetal Monitor For Twins model, which you can now buy for the price of a Solo. In fact, we’ve made it even easier for you: we’re making the Twins the only model available for online order until the promo expiry date, that way you wouldn’t miss out.
The Corometrics fetal monitor includes features such as heart-rate offset, so the charts for the heart rates can be distinct for each twin. Get it now at our online store, or order it over the phone: 1-888-321-1300.
Filed under: Medical Equipment, Uncategorized , Fetal Monitor, GE Healthcare, Corometrics
August 10, 2009 • 3:50 pm
GE MAC800
GE has released a new EKG that brings together ease of use and the well-known and reliable Marquette 12SL analysis program into a small but powerful machine. The MAC800 Resting ECG features a preview screen, as well as a smaller print size.
Combining the optional memory storage with PDF and Word export makes the GE MAC800 the perfect ECG for doctors who perform house calls. While the printout may not be the larger format that doctors now prefer for easy charting, the ability to print the ECG using a standard computer makes up for the difference in the small printout.
Portability benefits include a built-in handle, a long battery life of 2 hours of continuous use, and a short, 4-hour recharge time.
Filed under: Medical Equipment, ecg ekg machines , ECG, GE, Portable ECG, MAC800, Resting ECG, Analysis System
MicroLoop Spirometer
Micro Direct’s hand-held spirometer, the MicroLoop, now comes with the Spida5 software built into its price. Capable of being connected directly to HP printers, you can do your spirometry without having to connect it to a desktop or laptop PC. Because it has database storage for 1000 patients, the MicroLoop Spirometer is perfect for doctors who have to perform house calls for the very young or the elderly. It even includes a child-friendly animation on-screen, to help place your younger patients at ease.
Here’s a short list of features:
- Gold Standard Transducer
- Touch Screen Color Display
- Fast On-Screen Text Entry Enabling Comments
- Child Incentive Display “Bubble Gum Kid”
- Fully Customizable Printout Format
- Desktop Docking Station For Battery Charging and PC/Printer Connection
- Direct Connect to External Hewlett Packard Printers
- 41 Test Parameters
- 2000 Patient Test Memory
- Pre/Post Bronchodilator Comparison
- Choice of Predicted Values and Languages
- Diagnostic Interpretation and Estimated Lung Age
- On-Screen Test Quality Prompts
- Spida 5 PC software Included
- 3-Year Parts and Labor Warranty
Filed under: Medical Equipment, medical electronics, spirometer , hand-held spirometer, MicroLoop, Micro Direct
Ritter M9 Autoclave
Midmark, manufacturers of the excellent Ritter brand of sterilizers, has partnered with Direct Relief International to provide help to medical outreach efforts around the world. A purchase of a Ritter M9 or M11 ultraclave will give you the choice of a $500 rebate, or a Midmark Soniclean M250 Ultrasonic Cleaner and Safety Basket (valued at $1,803).
If you donate a sterilizer in addition to a new sterilizer purchase to Direct Relief International, you will get an additional $250 rebate from Midmark.
Now would be a great time to replace your old autoclave with a new, automatic Ritter M9 or M11 autoclave, while ensuring that your old medical equipment moves on to serving others instead of merely getting destroyed.
For more details, call us at 1-888-321-1300 and a sales representative will help you with pricing information.
Filed under: Promotions, Uncategorized , autoclave, M11, M9, Midmark, promotion, Ritter, Sterilizer, UltraClave
Midmark has upgraded the IQMark line of digital diagnostic products and released them as new model names. Simply called “IQ,” the IQecg, IQholter, IQspiro and IQ Stress all have a new look. The IQ line can integrate with approximately 80 EMR software packages.
Midmark’s IQ Digital Diagnostic System DNA promo offers awesome free stuff which gets better with each additional medical equipment you purchase:
- Buy one eligible product and you get an additional 12-month warranty and Midmark Support, worth $750.
- Buy two eligible products and you get the additional 12-month warranty and support on both products. You also get a laptop computer. Total value, $2,300.
- Buy three eligible products and you get the the additional 12-month warranty and support on all three products, a laptop computer, and a case of electrodes. Total value, $3,850.
- If you add the IQ Stress system to any of these three scenarios, you get a free desktop computer worth $1,300.
Eligible Products
This promo ends June 30, so place your order with Med-Electronics Online Store or by calling 1-888-321-1300.
Filed under: Uncategorized , ECG, ekg, holter, holter recorder, holter system, IQecg, IQholter, IQspiro, IQstress, Midmark, spirometer, Spirometry System
Aaron 950
Med-Electronics is an authorized Bovie medical equipment distributor, and until June 30 2009, Bovie is offering extended warranties and free accessories with every purchase of an Aaron electrosurgery unit.
Aaron 1250 Electrosugery Generator units receive $200 in free accessories, and a 5-year guarantee on the unit.
Aaron 950 Electrosurgery Generator units receive an additional handpiece, two boxes of non-sterile dermal tips and a 5-year guarantee on the unit and the handpiece.
Aaron 900 Electrosurgery Generator units will receive a free second handpiece, and a 5-year guarantee on the unit and the handpiece.
All free products will be shipped separately after you have receive the unit, as you will receive a fax-back form that you will send to Bovie Medical for claiming.
Due to internet pricing policies we are unable to include any price lower than list price on our website, so call us at 1-888-321-1300 and request a quote from our sales representatives.
Filed under: Promotions, Uncategorized , Aaron 1250, Aaron 900, Aaron 950, Bovie Medical, Electrosurgery Generator, Electrosurgery Unit, promotion
Welch Allyn CP200
Good for the month of June only: Purchase a Welch Allyn PC-based EKG and you will get a PC-based spirometer module. Get a Welch Allyn CP200, and you will get the spirometry module upgrade specific to this unit. The spirometer upgrades will ship with your purchase.
Med Electronics is here to help you choose which EKG will be best for your needs. As a stand-alone ECG and Spirometry unit, the CP200 works for practices that have not yet switched to electronic medical records. Despite that, futureproofing your CP200 is as simple as buying an extra connectivity kit. The PC-Based ECG is compatible for both laptop and desktop systems and is great for doctors who make house calls.
Filed under: Medical Equipment, Promotions, ecg ekg machines, spirometer , promotion, welch allyn, ECG, ekg, spirometer, CP200, Free Spirometer
SDI Astra 300
SDI Diagnotics has decided to extended their economic stimulus promo: not only will you enjoy a great lower price on an Astra 200 or Astra 300 spirometer and a free fingertip pulse oximeter with your purchase, if you make sure you fill out and send in the included registration form, SDI will send you a free printer for use with your spirometer.
In the language of infomercials, it’s that easy! As with any promotion, this comes only for a limited time while supplies last. Take note that basic spirometry has a national average reimbursement of $33 with CPT code 94010 and with the very affordable disposables that we also supply, you can turn a profit on your medical equipment sooner. All that wouldn’t matter if you didn’t buy your medical equipment, so call us at 1-888-321-1300 and ask for a sales representative to get your price quote.
Filed under: Uncategorized , Astra 200, Astra 300, promotion, SDI diagnostic, spirometer, Stimulus Promo
Oximeter Plus Oxi-Go Sport Oximeter
The Oximeter Plus
Oxi-Go and the
Oxi-Go Pro are the first fingertip
pulse oximeter that doesn’t require a medical prescription. The simple display of the pulse rate, SPO2 and pulse bar gives you all you need in a
pulse oximeter. Take note, though, that under FDA rules, this is “not a medical device,” so it cannot be used for applications where a doctor actually prescribes a
pulse oximeter. It is not for use in wellness applications.
Despite the minor restriction around its use, it has its applications for sports and for aviation. It comes with the same quality as the medical line of pulse oximeters.
Filed under: Uncategorized , pulse oximeter, oximeter plus, Pulse Oximetry, Oxi-Go, Oxi-Go Pro
The US Department of Transportation has released new regulations requiring airlines to allow the use of FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrators, even if the airlines themselves haven’t independently approved of these devices. Airlines used to be able to refuse the use of an O2 concentrator, even if the FAA has approved of the product.
The regulation states that the patient has to have a physician’s state of oxygen necessity, signed within 10 days of the departure date, and that the portable concentrator has to have an FAA-approved label on it. So long as those conditions are met, every airline will have to allow the patient to board.
This is very good news for travelers who require a portable oxygen concentrator. For those who require this medical equipment on a daily basis, the initial outlay pays for itself versus arranging for rentals. With the release of the new guidelines, owning a portable oxygen concentrator becomes even more sensible.
Filed under: Uncategorized , O2 Concentrator, Oxygen concentrator
GE Carescape Monitor
There are plenty of patient monitors in the market that are geared towards smaller practices. These monitors usually don’t have a large screen to display measurements or graphs. Instead they show the current reading in numerical form, which is perfectly fine for a small office that performs minor procedures. The GE Carescape patient monitor is one of the most affordable patient monitors that provide continuous monitoring of a patient’s vitals on regular intervals.
Unlike spot check devices that need to be activated after taking measurements, the GE Carescape
is useful when performing procedures, or perhaps during overnight, bedside monitoring.
Each Carescape we offer comes standard with non-invasive blood pressure, heart rate, and thermal printer. Optional add-ons include a thermometer and/or pulse oximeter sensor. Take note that unlike the DINAMAP which the Carescape replaced earlier this year, the units are not upgradable to add the thermometer or SPO2 sensor. They have to be ordered at the same time as the unit itself.
Filed under: Medical Equipment, Patient Monitors, Uncategorized , vital sign monitors, GE Carescape, GE, carescape
Exergen TAT5000 in action
Instant temperature readings by Exergen is as fast and simple as swiping your finger across your forehead, followed by a light touch behind the ear. This infrared thermometer reduces the cost of ownership of thermometry by virtually eliminating the need for disposable probe covers that oral, rectal, and tympanic thermometers require. The probe head disinfects itself using ionic silver over a period of six hours. Of course, you’ll have to clean it between uses with the same disinfectant wipes you would use when following SOP for surfaces like those on stethoscopes.
A Harvard Medical School Study finds the Exergen thermometer to be more accurate than ear thermometry, while multiple hospital studies find its accuracy to be comparable to rectal thermometry, all without the invasiveness. The Exergen TAT-5000 Thermometer is the best model for highest volume environments, while the TAT-2000 Temporal Thermometer works really well for smaller practices. A home use model of the TAT-2000 is also available as the TAT-2000C Thermometer.
Filed under: Medical Equipment , Temporal Thermometer, Temporal Thermometry, Exergen, TAT-5000, TAT-2000, TAT-2000C
