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G308A — Pacemaker Pulse Wave Analysis Including Electrocardiography - Technical Component

Pacemaker pulse wave analysis, technical

Bill G308 for the technical component of pacemaker pulse wave analysis, including the ECG; the professional component is G307.

Watch for: Not payable for hospital in-patients or patients admitted within 24 hours for the same condition; hospital claims pay 86.10%.

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Code
G308A
Description
Pacemaker Pulse Wave Analysis Including Electrocardiography - Technical Component
FHO+ basket
Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Termination date
No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Technical component of pacemaker pulse wave analysis, including the ECG.

What it covers

G308 is the technical component of pacemaker pulse wave analysis, including electrocardiography (J18). The professional component is G307 (J18).

The technical component covers preparing the patient, performing the procedure, and providing records and a signed interpretive report (J2).

Billing rules

  • The technical component is not payable for hospital in-patients, or when the patient is admitted to the same hospital for the same condition within 24 hours; in a hospital it pays 86.10% of the listed fee (GP11).
  • To bill a technical component you need the training to render it yourself and documented quality-assurance monitoring (GP11).

Often billed with

  • G307 professional component (J18).

Related codes: G307, G284, G181, G311

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

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