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Billing => Billing => : dh1985 May 27, 2012, 11:41:01 PM

: Holter monitors
: dh1985 May 27, 2012, 11:41:01 PM

A holter monitor was placed on a patient on 5-1-12 through hospital outpatient department.  My physician reads the holter monitor on 5-4-12.  What date would I use to bill out for the PHYSICIAN READING of the holter monitor - 5-1-12 the date holter was placed or 5-4-12 the date the reading actually took place? 

Thanks in advance for your help. 
Denise

: Re: Holter monitors
: Michele May 29, 2012, 12:59:23 PM

if billing for the reading, the date the reading was done,  I believe.  I would go with the 5/4/12. 

: Re: Holter monitors
: dh1985 May 30, 2012, 12:26:18 AM

Michele:

I have been using the date of the actual reading (ie 5-4-12) but I was second guessing myself.

Thanks for confirming for me.

: Re: Holter monitors
: billingandscanning June 04, 2012, 08:26:29 AM

You would use the date that the holter monitor was read. That way it is the same date as documented in the medical record.