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G180A — Dual Chamber Reprogramming Including Electrocardiography - Professional Component

Dual-chamber pacemaker reprogramming, interpretation

Bill G180 for the professional component of dual-chamber pacemaker reprogramming, including the ECG; the technical component is G181.

Watch for: You must personally interpret the results; supervision may be delegated, but interpretation may not.

Code

G180A

Description

Dual Chamber Reprogramming Including Electrocardiography - Professional Component

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2025

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Professional component of dual-chamber pacemaker reprogramming, including the ECG.

What it covers

G180 is the professional component of dual-chamber pacemaker reprogramming, including electrocardiography (J18). The technical component is G181 (J18).

The professional component covers clinical supervision, post-procedure monitoring where appropriate, and interpreting the results (J1).

Billing rules

• You must personally interpret the results to bill the professional component (J1).
• If you cannot personally supervise or monitor the procedure, those parts of the professional component may be delegated to another physician; the interpretation may not (J1).
• The listed fee includes the electrocardiography (J18).

Often billed with

• G181 technical component (J18).

Related codes: G181, G283, G284, G307, G321

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Electrocardiography (ECG), page J18.

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