for uninsured services - Saskatchewan Medical Association

SECTION D:INTERNAL MEDICINEFeeElectrocardiogram or phonocardiogram30D -- tracing only $15.00 *31D -- interpretation only $22.50 *(If multiple 31Ds are done on the sameday, please use units and indicate thetime as a comment. Interpretation shouldbe billed using date of tracing)32D -- tracing and interpretation $36.40 *Anae35D Tilt table testing for syncope - includes venous $412.00 Dand /or arterial cannulation - provocative and/orblocking drugs - physician in constantattendance39D Group exercise training sessions for cardiac $26.60 * Dor pulmonary rehabilitation patients in a hospitalapproved facility - per patientMaximum $230.00 per session(Includes supervision and all other servicesprovided during the session.The session is to be billed in the name of onepatient using the number of services (units)to represent the number of patients, up to amaximum of ten)62D Maximal or sub-maximal exercise $165.90 Dtolerance test using a bicycle ergometeror treadmill with continuous E.C.G.monitoring, full E.C.G.(s), blood pressuremonitoring -- professional supervisionand interpretation with physician inconstant attendance -- in approved facility63D -- technical (if equipment owned and staff $54.40 Demployed by physician)64D Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing $269.00 * D-- technical - maximal incremental or enduranceexercise testing on a treadmill or cycleergometer with ECG monitoring, gas exchangemeasurements and pre-/post-spirometrymeasurements (if equipment owned andstaff employed by physician)Payable with code 67D and applicable visit;not payable with code 63D.67D -- professional (includes 62D, 264D, 265D x 2 $269.00 Dand 277D)Payable with aplicable visit.Stress echocardiography (applicable totreadmill, dobutamine and pacing stressechocardiography).Physician in constant attendance.65D -- technical $308.00 D66D -- professional $326.00 DSMA FEE GUIDE - D2 - October 1, 2011